| Title |
Ultragarsinės skersinių bangų elastografijos metodo reikšmė prostatos vėžio diagnostikoje: literatūros apžvalga / |
| Translation of Title |
Value of Shear wave ultrasound elastography in the diagnosis of prostate cancer - a literature review. |
| Authors |
Skačelytė, Augustė ; Pratašius, Tautvydas |
| DOI |
10.53453/ms.2024.3.2 |
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| Is Part of |
Medicinos mokslai = Journal of medical sciences.. Kėdainiai : VšĮ Lietuvos sveikatos mokslinių tyrimų centras. 2024, vol. 12, iss. 2, p. 8-14.. ISSN 2345-0592. eISSN 2345-0592 |
| Keywords [eng] |
shear wave elastography ; ultrasound ; prostate cancer |
| Abstract [eng] |
Background. Prostate cancer is the second most commonly occurring cancer in men after a lung cancer. In order to avoid complications and false negative results, a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis is performed under imaging guidance. Shear wave elastography (SWE) can be used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Aim: The aim of this literature review is to scope the newest literature about the diagnostics of prostate cancer and tumor aggressiveness when shear wave elastography is used. Materials and methods. The literature review was made after gathering publications and articles from these databases: Pubmed and Google Scholar. The key words and their combinations used during the search: „shear wave elastography”, „elastography”, „prostate cancer”, „ultrasound”, „biopsy”. 29 publications in English included in the article. Review period is 2017 – 2023. Results. SWE is a quantitative imaging technique that uses acoustic radiation force pulse sequence to measure tissue stiffness. This method accurately detects prostate cancer foci and reliably differentiates benign from malignant prostate tissues. However, the sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of prostate cancer by SWE ranges from 43 to 96 percent and from 69 to 96 percent, respectively. Because of the high negative predictive value of the SWE technique, it is believed that it could improve the guiding capability and reduce the unnecessary core biopsies required for diagnosis. This method provides useful information of prostate cancer aggressiveness, as gleason score was shown to be associated with high SWE values. In order to integrate this new technique in to routine practice, further research is needed. Conclusions. SWE is a promising non-invasive technique that can detect prostate cancer and provide useful information about tumor aggressiveness. Combining this method with other imaging techniques can improve the diagnosis of prostate cancer. |
| Published |
Kėdainiai : VšĮ Lietuvos sveikatos mokslinių tyrimų centras |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2024 |
| CC license |
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