Real time strain elastography for differentiation of solid renal masses

Fatih Mehmet Tezcan 1 *
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1 Radiology Department, Health Sciences University, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Umraniye, Istanbul, Turkey
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J CLIN MED KAZ, Volume 5, Issue 59, pp. 38-41. https://doi.org/10.23950/1812-2892-JCMK-00806
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic performance of real time strain elastography for evaluation of solid renal masses.
Material and methods: Forty two patients who were incidentally detected solid renal masses underwent Real Time Strain Elastography. Strain index value was detected for each lesion by dividing ROI of lesion to ROI of adjacent renal cortex. Strain index values and color encoding patterns of lesions and renal parenchyma were obtained. Mean strain index values and color encoding patterns for benign and malignant lesions were compared. Also by using ROC curve, cut-off value was obtained and diagnostic performance of method was evaluated.
Results: Any statistically significant difference of mean ages of patients was not found. Mean strain index value of malignant lesions were significantly higher than benign lesions. When cut-off value for strain index ratio was taken 0.3, high diagnostic performance was obtained for differentiation of solid renal masses as benign or malignant.
Conclusion: Real time strain elastography can be useful for differentiation of solid renal masses as malignant or benign.
Keywords: elastography, solid renal mass, kidney, strain

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Tezcan FM. Real time strain elastography for differentiation of solid renal masses. J Clin Med Kaz. 2020;5(59):38-41. https://doi.org/10.23950/1812-2892-JCMK-00806

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