Evaluation of an automated breast 3D-ultrasound system by comparing it with hand-held ultrasound (HHUS) and mammography
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Evaluation of an automated breast 3D-ultrasound system by comparing it with hand-held ultrasound (HHUS) and mammography. / Golatta, Michael; Baggs, Christina; Schweitzer-Martin, Mirjam; Domschke, Christoph; Schott, Sarah; Harcos, Aba; Scharf, Alexander; Junkermann, Hans; Rauch, Geraldine; Rom, Joachim; Sohn, Christof; Heil, Joerg.
In: ARCH GYNECOL OBSTET, Vol. 291, No. 4, 04.2015, p. 889-895.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Evaluation of an automated breast 3D-ultrasound system by comparing it with hand-held ultrasound (HHUS) and mammography
AU - Golatta, Michael
AU - Baggs, Christina
AU - Schweitzer-Martin, Mirjam
AU - Domschke, Christoph
AU - Schott, Sarah
AU - Harcos, Aba
AU - Scharf, Alexander
AU - Junkermann, Hans
AU - Rauch, Geraldine
AU - Rom, Joachim
AU - Sohn, Christof
AU - Heil, Joerg
PY - 2015/4
Y1 - 2015/4
N2 - PURPOSE: Automated three-dimensional (3D) breast ultrasound (US) systems are meant to overcome the shortcomings of hand-held ultrasound (HHUS). The aim of this study is to analyze and compare clinical performance of an automated 3D-US system by comparing it with HHUS, mammography and the clinical gold standard (defined as the combination of HHUS, mammography and-if indicated-histology).METHODS: Nine hundred and eighty three patients (=1,966 breasts) were enrolled in this monocentric, explorative and prospective cohort study. All examinations were analyzed blinded to the patients´ history and to the results of the routine imaging. The agreement of automated 3D-US with HHUS, mammography and the gold standard was assessed with kappa statistics. Sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive value were calculated to assess the test performance.RESULTS: Blinded to the results of the gold standard the agreement between automated 3D-US and HHUS or mammography was fair, given by a Kappa coefficient of 0.31 (95% CI [0.26;0.36], p < 0.0001) and 0.25 (95% CI [0.2;0.3], p < 0.0001), respectively. Our results showed a high negative predictive value (NPV) of 98%, a high specificity of 85% and a sensitivity of 74% based on the cases with US-guided biopsy. Including the cases where the lesion was seen in a second-look automated 3D-US the sensitivity improved to 84% (NPV = 99%, specificity = 85%).CONCLUSION: The results of this study let us suggest, that automated 3D-US might be a helpful new tool in breast imaging, especially in screening.
AB - PURPOSE: Automated three-dimensional (3D) breast ultrasound (US) systems are meant to overcome the shortcomings of hand-held ultrasound (HHUS). The aim of this study is to analyze and compare clinical performance of an automated 3D-US system by comparing it with HHUS, mammography and the clinical gold standard (defined as the combination of HHUS, mammography and-if indicated-histology).METHODS: Nine hundred and eighty three patients (=1,966 breasts) were enrolled in this monocentric, explorative and prospective cohort study. All examinations were analyzed blinded to the patients´ history and to the results of the routine imaging. The agreement of automated 3D-US with HHUS, mammography and the gold standard was assessed with kappa statistics. Sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive value were calculated to assess the test performance.RESULTS: Blinded to the results of the gold standard the agreement between automated 3D-US and HHUS or mammography was fair, given by a Kappa coefficient of 0.31 (95% CI [0.26;0.36], p < 0.0001) and 0.25 (95% CI [0.2;0.3], p < 0.0001), respectively. Our results showed a high negative predictive value (NPV) of 98%, a high specificity of 85% and a sensitivity of 74% based on the cases with US-guided biopsy. Including the cases where the lesion was seen in a second-look automated 3D-US the sensitivity improved to 84% (NPV = 99%, specificity = 85%).CONCLUSION: The results of this study let us suggest, that automated 3D-US might be a helpful new tool in breast imaging, especially in screening.
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Breast
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
KW - Mammography
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Sensitivity and Specificity
KW - Ultrasonography, Mammary
KW - Comparative Study
KW - Evaluation Studies
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1007/s00404-014-3509-9
DO - 10.1007/s00404-014-3509-9
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 25311201
VL - 291
SP - 889
EP - 895
JO - ARCH GYNECOL OBSTET
JF - ARCH GYNECOL OBSTET
SN - 0932-0067
IS - 4
ER -