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. 2013 Dec;23(12):3228-36.
doi: 10.1007/s00330-013-2960-5. Epub 2013 Jul 3.

Correlation of contrast-enhanced ultrasound kinetics with prognostic factors in invasive breast cancer

Botond K Szabó  1 , Ariel Saracco, Ervin Tánczos, Peter Aspelin, Karin Leifland, Brigitte Wilczek, Rimma Axelsson
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Correlation of contrast-enhanced ultrasound kinetics with prognostic factors in invasive breast cancer

Botond K Szabó et al. Eur Radiol. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Objectives: To correlate contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) kinetic parameters with traditional and molecular prognostic factors in invasive breast cancer.

Methods: Seventy-five invasive breast cancers were evaluated with contrast harmonic imaging after the injection of a bolus dose of 2.4 ml sulphur hexafluoride microbubble contrast agent. The lognormal function was used for quantitative analysis of kinetic data. These parameters correlated with traditional prognostic factors (tumour size, histological type, tumour grade, axillary lymph node status) and immunohistochemical biomarkers (ER, PR and HER2 status).

Results: Statistically significant correlation was found between time-to-peak and tumour grade (P value = 0.023), PR status (P value = 0.042) and axillary node status (P value = 0.025). Wash-out ratio, measured at 21 s was significantly associated with ER status (P value = 0.042) and PR status (P value = 0.026).

Conclusions: Invasive breast carcinomas exhibiting earlier peak enhancement and faster elimination of microbubble contrast agent at CEUS are found to be associated with established predictors of poor prognosis.

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