Performance of sound velocity matching technique and shear wave elastography in differentiating atypical hepatic hemangioma from primary hepatocellular carcinoma in 60 patients
Objective To analyze the sound velocity matching technique and shear wave elastography performance in patients with hepatic hemangioma and their performance in differentiating from primary hepatocellular carcinoma.Methods Sixty patients with hepatic hemangioma confirmed by CT and 40 patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma confirmed by pathological puncture were selected from July 2019 to July 2020.To compare the performance of sound velocity matching technique and shear wave elastography between the two groups,the value of sound velocity matching technique and shear wave elastography to identify hepatic hemangioma and primary hepatocellular carcinoma were analyzed by the receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC).Results In hepatic hemangioma group,the sound velocity matching value,elastic modulus value,shear wave velocity maximum and mean values were(22.4±3.5)m/s,(16.1±2.5)kPa,(2.7±0.3)m/s,and(2.3±0.2)m/s,respectively,which were significantly lower than those in the hepatocellular carcinoma group[40.6±4.5)m/s,(33.5±2.5)kPa,(3.8±0.6)m/s,(3.4±0.4)m/s,P<0.05].The ROC curve analysis showed that sound velocity matching values,elastic modulus values,shear wave velocity maxima,and mean values were highly valuable in differentiating between hepatic hemangioma and primary hepatocellular carcinoma.Conclusion Sound velocity matching values,elastic modulus values,shear wave velocity maxima,and mean values are of great value in differentiating bewteen hepatic hemangioma and primary hepatocellular carcinoma.The sound velocity matching technique and shear wave elastography can be used to identify hepatic hemangioma from primary hepatocellular carcinoma.