{"title":"CT非对比期和门静脉期衰减差的降低预示着超声未指明的附件扭转。","authors":"Weili Xie, Zhongren Huang, Hongmei Kuang, Xiaoxing Li, Rixin Zhang, Wei Zeng, Cheng Jin, Junyuan Zhong, Jidong Peng, Weiling Cheng, Fuqing Zhou","doi":"10.1186/s13244-024-01885-4","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the value of contrast-enhanced CT in diagnosing ultrasonography-unspecified adnexal torsion (AT).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Surgically confirmed patients with painful pelvic masses (n = 165) were retrospectively collected from two institutes. Two senior radiologists independently reviewed the CT images and determined the Hounsfield unit difference between non-contrast vs portal venous phases (ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub>) in both derivation and validation samples. The cutoff value, sensitivity, specificity, predictivity, and reproducibility of the ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub> and other visually assessed CT signs were analyzed and compared using the receiver-operating characteristic curve, multivariable regression, and inter-rater agreement assays, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Women with twisted (n = 73 [47 ± 19 years]) or untwisted (n = 92 [40 ± 15 years]) adnexal lesions were reviewed. The ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub> ≤ 17.5 HU (AUC: 0.91 [95% CI: 0.86, 0.96]; sensitivity: 95% [95% CI: 87, 98]; and specificity: 88% [95% CI: 80, 94]) was the independent predictor of AT (OR: 137 [95% CI: 39, 481], p < 0.001). After training in ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub> measurement, the agreement between two junior residents and the consensus increased from fair (resident-1: 0.29 [95% CI: 0.17, 0.41]; resident-2: 0.24 [95% CI: 0.1, 0.39]) to substantial (resident-1: 0.75 [95% CI: 0.65, 0.85]; resident-2: 0.72 [95% CI: 0.62, 0.83]). The post-training diagnostic accuracy (both residents: 81% [95% CI: 74, 87]) was higher than the pre-training accuracy (resident-1: 67% [95% CI: 59, 74], p = 0.007; resident-2: 66% [95% CI: 58, 73], p = 0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The sign of ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub> ≤ 17.5 HU in contrast-enhanced CT can be used to predict the ultrasonography-unspecified AT.</p><p><strong>Critical relevance statement: </strong>The decreased attenuation difference between non-contrast vs portal venous phases, a quantitative measurement-based CT sign, highlights the value of using contrast-enhanced CT as a second-line imaging approach after an equivocal ultrasonographic examination to diagnose AT in emergency settings.</p><p><strong>Key points: </strong>The value of contrast-enhanced CT in diagnosing ultrasonography-unspecified AT is underestimated. The ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub> ≤ 17.5 HU is the only predictor to diagnose the ultrasonography-unspecified AT. Contrast-enhanced CT can be used as a second-line imaging approach after an equivocal ultrasonographic examination.</p>","PeriodicalId":13639,"journal":{"name":"Insights into Imaging","volume":"16 1","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11723866/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Decreased attenuation difference between non-contrast and portal-venous phases of CT predicts the ultrasonography-unspecified adnexal torsion.\",\"authors\":\"Weili Xie, Zhongren Huang, Hongmei Kuang, Xiaoxing Li, Rixin Zhang, Wei Zeng, Cheng Jin, Junyuan Zhong, Jidong Peng, Weiling Cheng, Fuqing Zhou\",\"doi\":\"10.1186/s13244-024-01885-4\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the value of contrast-enhanced CT in diagnosing ultrasonography-unspecified adnexal torsion (AT).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Surgically confirmed patients with painful pelvic masses (n = 165) were retrospectively collected from two institutes. Two senior radiologists independently reviewed the CT images and determined the Hounsfield unit difference between non-contrast vs portal venous phases (ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub>) in both derivation and validation samples. The cutoff value, sensitivity, specificity, predictivity, and reproducibility of the ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub> and other visually assessed CT signs were analyzed and compared using the receiver-operating characteristic curve, multivariable regression, and inter-rater agreement assays, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Women with twisted (n = 73 [47 ± 19 years]) or untwisted (n = 92 [40 ± 15 years]) adnexal lesions were reviewed. The ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub> ≤ 17.5 HU (AUC: 0.91 [95% CI: 0.86, 0.96]; sensitivity: 95% [95% CI: 87, 98]; and specificity: 88% [95% CI: 80, 94]) was the independent predictor of AT (OR: 137 [95% CI: 39, 481], p < 0.001). After training in ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub> measurement, the agreement between two junior residents and the consensus increased from fair (resident-1: 0.29 [95% CI: 0.17, 0.41]; resident-2: 0.24 [95% CI: 0.1, 0.39]) to substantial (resident-1: 0.75 [95% CI: 0.65, 0.85]; resident-2: 0.72 [95% CI: 0.62, 0.83]). The post-training diagnostic accuracy (both residents: 81% [95% CI: 74, 87]) was higher than the pre-training accuracy (resident-1: 67% [95% CI: 59, 74], p = 0.007; resident-2: 66% [95% CI: 58, 73], p = 0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The sign of ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub> ≤ 17.5 HU in contrast-enhanced CT can be used to predict the ultrasonography-unspecified AT.</p><p><strong>Critical relevance statement: </strong>The decreased attenuation difference between non-contrast vs portal venous phases, a quantitative measurement-based CT sign, highlights the value of using contrast-enhanced CT as a second-line imaging approach after an equivocal ultrasonographic examination to diagnose AT in emergency settings.</p><p><strong>Key points: </strong>The value of contrast-enhanced CT in diagnosing ultrasonography-unspecified AT is underestimated. The ΔHU<sub>PV-NC</sub> ≤ 17.5 HU is the only predictor to diagnose the ultrasonography-unspecified AT. 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Decreased attenuation difference between non-contrast and portal-venous phases of CT predicts the ultrasonography-unspecified adnexal torsion.
Objectives: To evaluate the value of contrast-enhanced CT in diagnosing ultrasonography-unspecified adnexal torsion (AT).
Methods: Surgically confirmed patients with painful pelvic masses (n = 165) were retrospectively collected from two institutes. Two senior radiologists independently reviewed the CT images and determined the Hounsfield unit difference between non-contrast vs portal venous phases (ΔHUPV-NC) in both derivation and validation samples. The cutoff value, sensitivity, specificity, predictivity, and reproducibility of the ΔHUPV-NC and other visually assessed CT signs were analyzed and compared using the receiver-operating characteristic curve, multivariable regression, and inter-rater agreement assays, respectively.
Results: Women with twisted (n = 73 [47 ± 19 years]) or untwisted (n = 92 [40 ± 15 years]) adnexal lesions were reviewed. The ΔHUPV-NC ≤ 17.5 HU (AUC: 0.91 [95% CI: 0.86, 0.96]; sensitivity: 95% [95% CI: 87, 98]; and specificity: 88% [95% CI: 80, 94]) was the independent predictor of AT (OR: 137 [95% CI: 39, 481], p < 0.001). After training in ΔHUPV-NC measurement, the agreement between two junior residents and the consensus increased from fair (resident-1: 0.29 [95% CI: 0.17, 0.41]; resident-2: 0.24 [95% CI: 0.1, 0.39]) to substantial (resident-1: 0.75 [95% CI: 0.65, 0.85]; resident-2: 0.72 [95% CI: 0.62, 0.83]). The post-training diagnostic accuracy (both residents: 81% [95% CI: 74, 87]) was higher than the pre-training accuracy (resident-1: 67% [95% CI: 59, 74], p = 0.007; resident-2: 66% [95% CI: 58, 73], p = 0.002).
Conclusion: The sign of ΔHUPV-NC ≤ 17.5 HU in contrast-enhanced CT can be used to predict the ultrasonography-unspecified AT.
Critical relevance statement: The decreased attenuation difference between non-contrast vs portal venous phases, a quantitative measurement-based CT sign, highlights the value of using contrast-enhanced CT as a second-line imaging approach after an equivocal ultrasonographic examination to diagnose AT in emergency settings.
Key points: The value of contrast-enhanced CT in diagnosing ultrasonography-unspecified AT is underestimated. The ΔHUPV-NC ≤ 17.5 HU is the only predictor to diagnose the ultrasonography-unspecified AT. Contrast-enhanced CT can be used as a second-line imaging approach after an equivocal ultrasonographic examination.
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