Value of ultrasonic elastic quantitative analysis technique of organization diffusion in adenomyosis

Objective To investigate the value of the ultrasonic elastic quantitative analysis technique of organization diffusion in adenomyosis. Methods Ninty-three patients with adenomyosis were divided into adenomyosis group (n=52) and adenomyoma group (n=41), and fourty healthy subjects were enrolled as control group. All subjects underwent conventional ultrasound and real-time tissue elastography. Eleven elastic characteristics of all the subjects were performed. Results Different characteristics of ultrasound elastography images appeared in different groups. The measured values of elastic characteristics were significantly different between case group and normal group (P 0.05). The cutoff values of every index were analyzed by ROC curve. The strongest specificity index was SD(99%), the highest sensitivity index was ASM(100%), and the highest accuracy index was IDM(94%). Conclusions The value of ultrasonic elastic quantitative analysis of organization diffusion technique in adenomyosis can improve the ultrasound diagnosis of this diease. Key words: Elasticity imaging techniques; Adenomiyosis