Application value of multi-slice spiral CT and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative evaluation of axillary lymph node metastasis of breast cancer
ObjectiveTo investigate the application value of multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT) and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in preoperative evaluation of axillary lymph node metastasis of breast cancer. MethodsA total of 92 patients with breast cancer were selected and examined by MSCT and DCE-MRI. The pathological examination result were taken as the “gold standard” to analyze the application value of MSCT and DCE-MRI on the diagnosis of axillary lymph node metastasis of breast cancer, and the consistency between the diagnostic results of MSCT and pathological examination results as well as the consistency between DCE-MRI diagnosis results and pathological examination results were calculated. ResultsPostoperative pathological examination results showed 58 cases of axillary lymph node metastasis in 92 breast cancer patients, accounting for 63.04% (58/92). The specificity (91.18%), accuracy (92.39%) and positive predictive value (94.74%) of DCE-MRI in the diagnosis of axillary lymph node metastasis of breast cancer were higher than those of MSCT (61.76%, 76.09%, 79.03%, all P<0.05). The sensitivity (93.10%) and negative predictive value (88.57%) of DCE-MRI in the diagnosis of axillary lymph node metastasis of breast cancer were not significantly different from those of MSCT (84.48%, 70.00%) (all P>0.05). The results of DCE-MRI in the diagnosis of axillary lymph node metastasis of breast cancer showed good consistency with pathological examination results (Kappa value =0.838), while the results of MSCT in the diagnosis of axillary lymph node metastasis of breast cancer showed excellent consistency with pathological examination results (Kappa value=0.474). ConclusionMSCT and DCE-MRI are both highly sensitive in the preoperative evaluation of axillary lymph node metastasis of breast cancer, which can clearly show the pathological changes. And DCE-MRI has higher accuracy and specificity than MSCT, which is highly consistent with pathological examination results and has higher application value.