Department of Radiology, centre république, Elsan, 99, avenue de la république, 63023 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Diagn Interv Imaging. 2019 Oct;100(10):567-577. doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Mar 29.
The purpose of this study was to identify practice trends and opinions concerning breast sonoelastography in two different health care systems, one in Europe (France) and the other in North America (Province of Québec/Canada).
We distributed an 11-item online survey among French and Canadian breast radiologists. The survey comprised of four sections: (i) personal practice characteristics, (ii) breast sonoelastography usage in daily practice and evaluation of its usefulness, (iii) limitations and roles of sonoelastogrpahy in their clinical practice, and (iv) types of elastographic technique and interpretation.
We found that sonoelastography of the breast appears unpopular among Canadian radiologists, and poorly credible among French radiologists, who perceive it as an unreliable technique. To date, its real impact in clinical practice remains uncertain.
Continued learning and awareness of the indications, advantages and limitations of breast sonoelastography may motivate breast radiologists to adopt its use.
本研究旨在确定在两个不同的医疗体系中，即欧洲（法国）和北美（魁北克省/加拿大）的实践趋势和对乳腺超声弹性成像的看法。
我们向法国和加拿大的乳腺放射科医生分发了一份 11 项的在线调查。该调查包括四个部分：（i）个人实践特点，（ii）日常实践中使用乳腺超声弹性成像及其有用性的评估，（iii）在其临床实践中超声弹性成像的局限性和作用，以及（iv）弹性成像技术和解释的类型。
我们发现，乳腺超声弹性成像在加拿大放射科医生中似乎不受欢迎，而在法国放射科医生中信誉不佳，他们认为这是一种不可靠的技术。迄今为止，其在临床实践中的实际影响仍不确定。
不断学习和了解乳腺超声弹性成像的适应证、优势和局限性，可能会促使乳腺放射科医生采用它。
