中国辐射卫生  2024, Vol. 33 Issue (2): 195-199  DOI: 10.13491/j.issn.1004-714X.2024.02.015

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李建国, 李蓉, 蒋代彬, 杨腊梅, 谭彦, 涂媛. 经阴道超声联合3.0T 磁共振成像用于异位妊娠诊断的价值[J]. 中国辐射卫生, 2024, 33(2): 195-199. DOI: 10.13491/j.issn.1004-714X.2024.02.015.
LI Jianguo, LI Rong, JIANG Daibin, YANG Lamei, TAN Yan, TU Yuan. Value of transvaginal ultrasound combined with 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiological Health, 2024, 33(2): 195-199. DOI: 10.13491/j.issn.1004-714X.2024.02.015.

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四川省科技计划项目(2020YFG0377)

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李蓉,E-mail:827901747@qq.com

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收稿日期:2023-10-26
经阴道超声联合3.0T 磁共振成像用于异位妊娠诊断的价值
李建国 1, 李蓉 1, 蒋代彬 2, 杨腊梅 1, 谭彦 1, 涂媛 3     
1. 四川省达州市达川区人民医院超声医学科, 四川 达州 635000;
2. 四川省达州市达川区人民医院医学影像科,四川 达州 635000;
3. 四川省成都市第二人民医院病理科, 四川 成都 610017
摘要目的 比较经阴道超声、3.0T磁共振成像(MRI)扫描以及经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI扫描用于异位妊娠诊断的价值,为异位妊娠早期筛查提供参考依据。方法 以2019年2月—2022年12月在四川省达州市达川区人民医院就诊的130例疑似异位妊娠患者为研究对象,所有患者均接受经阴道超声、3.0T MRI扫描检查,以手术病理或临床随访结果为金标准,评价经阴道超声、MRI检查与临床诊断结果的一致性,比较经阴道超声、3.0T MRI扫描以及经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI扫描诊断异位妊娠的敏感度、特异度、准确度。结果 130例疑似异位妊娠患者中,108例经手术病理确诊为异位妊娠、22例经随访确诊为非异位妊娠。经阴道超声诊断异位妊娠的敏感度、特异度、准确度分别为85.19%(92/108)、54.55%(12/22)、80.00%(104/130),与临床诊断结果的一致性为0.358。3.0T MRI扫描诊断异位妊娠的敏感度、特异度、准确度分别为92.59%(100/108)、81.81%(18/22)、90.77%(118/130),与临床诊断结果的一致性为0.694。经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI扫描诊断异位妊娠的敏感度、特异度、准确度分别为98.15%(106/108)、72.73%(16/22)、93.85%(122/130),与临床诊断结果的一致性为0.764。经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI扫描诊断异位妊娠的敏感度(χ2 = 11.88,P < 0.01)和准确度(χ2 = 10.96,P < 0.01)均明显高于经阴道超声。结论 经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI扫描可为异位妊娠提供更丰富诊断信息,与临床诊断结果一致性较高,且相较单纯经阴道超声检查能提高诊断敏感度、准确度。
关键词磁共振成像    经阴道超声    异位妊娠    诊断效能    
Value of transvaginal ultrasound combined with 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy
LI Jianguo 1, LI Rong 1, JIANG Daibin 2, YANG Lamei 1, TAN Yan 1, TU Yuan 3     
1. Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Dachuan People’s Hospital, Dazhou 635000 China;
2. Department of Medical Imaging, Dachuan People’s Hospital, Dazhou 635000 China;
3. Department of Pathology, Chengdu Second People’s Hospital, Chengdu 610017 China
Abstract: Objective To compare the value of transvaginal ultrasound, 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning alone and in combination for diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy, so as to provide insights into early screening of ectopic pregnancy. Methods This study enrolled a total of 130 patients with suspected ectopic pregnancy admitted to Dachuan People’s Hospital in Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, China between February 2019 and December 2022. All patients underwent transvaginal ultrasound examination and 3.0T MRI scanning. The consistency of transvaginal ultrasound and 3.0T MRI with clinical diagnostic results was evaluated with surgical pathology or clinical follow-up results as the golden standards. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound and 3.0T MRI, alone and in combination, were compared for diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Results Of the 130 patients with suspected ectopic pregnancy, 108 cases were confirmed with ectopic pregnancy by surgical pathology, and 22 cases were confirmed without ectopic pregnancy by clinical follow-up. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound were 85.19% (92/108), 54.55% (12/22), and 80.00% (104/130), respectively, with 0.358 consistency with clinical diagnostic results. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 3.0T MRI were 92.59% (100/108), 81.81% (18/22), and 90.77% (118/130), respectively, with 0.694 consistency with clinical diagnostic results. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound combined with 3.0T MRI were 98.15% (106/108), 72.73% (16/22), and 93.85% (122/130), respectively, with 0.764 consistency with clinical diagnostic results. In addition, the sensitivity and accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound combined with 3.0T MRI were significantly higher than transvaginal ultrasound alone for diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy (χ2 = 11.88 and 10.96, both P < 0.01). Conclusion Transvaginal ultrasound combined with 3.0T MRI may provide more diagnostic information for ectopic pregnancy, and is highly consistent with the clinical diagnostic results. In addition, transvaginal ultrasound combined with 3.0T MRI improves the diagnostic sensitivity and accuracy for ectopic pregnancy than transvaginal ultrasound alone.
Key words: Magnetic resonance imaging    Transvaginal ultrasound    Ectopic pregnancy    Diagnostic efficiency    

异位妊娠是妇科常见急腹症之一,多见于输卵管、盆腔附件、宫颈等部位,约占全部妊娠的1%~2%[1]。1990—2019年,全球异位妊娠新发病例数、死亡病例数和伤残调整生命年(disability-adjusted life year,DALY)均上升,但异位妊娠年龄标化发病率、死亡率和DALY率均下降[2]。2004年,我国异位妊娠发病率为2.4%[3];2011—2020年,我国异位妊娠发病率从7.60%下降到4.28%(年度变化百分比为‒1.87%,P < 0.05)[4]。近年来,由于我国生育政策变化、孕妇年龄增加、辅助生殖技术的日益普及等因素的影响,异位妊娠发生率呈上升趋势[5]。异位妊娠若无及时诊断及处理,随着胚胎生长可引发大出血、休克、腹膜炎等严重并发症,危及患者生命[6]

目前,异位妊娠主要通过人绒毛膜促性腺激素(human chorionic gonadotrophin,HCG)和孕酮测定、经阴道超声、腹腔镜、后穹隆穿刺等方法诊断[7]。经阴道超声因能清晰显示盆腔内组织器官结构,是包括异位妊娠在内的多种妇科疾病的首选诊断方法;但其难以准确定位孕囊着床部位、深度及与周围组织关系,且部分孕囊因发育不良容易漏诊[8]。磁共振成像(magnetic resonance imaging,MRI)因其多方位、多参数成像及高分辨率、无创等特点,已广泛用于妇科疾病诊断[9]。近年来,随着MRI技术发展,高磁场强度MRI技术已越来越多在临床应用,且目前也逐步用于异位妊娠筛查[10]。本研究旨在探究经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI扫描用于异位妊娠诊断的价值。

1 对象与方法 1.1 研究对象

以2019年2月—2022年12月在四川省达州市达川区人民医院就诊的130例疑似异位妊娠患者作为研究对象。病例纳入标准:① 患者因下腹痛、阴道不规则流血等症状入院。② 尿HCG呈阳性或弱阳性。③ 自愿接受经阴道超声、3.0T MRI扫描,且检查间隔时间 ≤ 7 d。④ 最终经手术病理或临床随访确诊。排除标准:① 存在经阴道超声或MRI扫描禁忌证。② 疑似妊娠囊破裂者。③ 阴道手术史。④ 临床资料不全。本研究经达州市达川区人民医院医学伦理委员会批准。

1.2 经阴道超声检查

患者排空膀胱后,取截石位,采用GE公司Voluson E8彩色超声诊断仪进行经阴道超声检查,阴式超声探头频率5.0~9.0 MHz。从不同切面探查患者子宫、附件,观察孕囊位置、大小;发现孕囊内有胚芽、胎心搏动者,继续行彩色多普勒超声评估子宫内血流状况。由2名具有10年及以上超声诊断经验的高年资医师对患者阴道超声结果进行双盲阅片,意见不一致时征求第3名医师意见达成一致。

1.3 3.0T MRI检查

患者取仰卧位,采用飞利浦Achieva3.0T核磁共振系统扫描整个盆腔,选择腹盆部多通道相控阵线圈专用线圈。扫描参数:轴位T1WI-场扫描电子核双振(field scanned electron nuclear double resonance,FSE)序列,重复时间(repetition time,TR)540 ms,回波时间(echo time,TE)10 ms;轴位T2WI-频率衰减翻转恢复(spectral attenuated inversion recovery,SPAIR)序列,TR = 4000 ms,TE = 80 ms;冠状位T2WI-FSE序列,TR = 3800 ms,TE = 98 ms;扫描层厚5 mm,层间距0.5 mm,视野32 cm × 32 cm,矩阵256 × 256。平扫完成后行轴位、矢状位、冠状位增强T1WI-SPAIR序列扫描,TR = 600 ms,TE = 10 ms,层厚5 mm,矩阵512 × 512,翻转角90°,2次信号采集,扫描时间180 s。扫描完成后将原始图像上传至后处理工作站并进行校准分析,由2名具有10年及以上MRI阅片经验的高年资医师对患者MRI扫描图像进行双盲阅片,意见不一致时征求第3名医师意见达成一致。

1.4 观察指标

① 记录手术病理诊断及临床随访结果。② 观察异位妊娠患者经阴道超声、3.0T MRI影像特征。③ 以手术病理、临床随访结果为诊断金标准,异位妊娠记为阳性、非异位妊娠记为阴性,评价经阴道超声、3.0T MRI影像特征及与诊断金标准结果一致性,并分析两者联合诊断异位妊娠敏感度、特异度、准确度。

1.5 统计学分析

采用Excel 2016建立数据库,采用SPSS 19.0软件进行统计分析。计数资料以例数(百分比)表示,组间差异比较采用χ2检验。采用Kappa值评价诊断结果间的一致性,Kappa值 < 0.4为一致性差,0.4 ≤ Kappa值< 0.75为一致性一般,Kappa值 ≥ 0.75为一致性较好。P < 0.05为差异有统计学意义。

2 结 果 2.1 病例特征

130例疑似异位妊娠患者年龄23~44岁,平均(31.92±5.84)岁;停经时间32~74 d,平均(51.86±10.51) d;初产妇52例,经产妇78例;血β-HCG 168.9~144862.0 U/L,平均(31459.84±18927.65) U/L;105例有下腹痛症状,96例有阴道出血症状。108例(83.08%)确诊经手术病理确诊为异位妊娠,22例(16.92%)经随访定性为非异位妊娠(表1)。

表 1 130患者手术病理或临床随访结果 Table 1 Surgical pathological examination and clinical follow-up of 130 patients with suspected ectopic pregnancy
2.2 经阴道超声诊断结果及与金标准诊断结果一致性

经阴道超声共检出102例异位妊娠,其中92例经手术病理诊断及临床随访确诊为异位妊娠,包括74例输卵管妊娠、12例子宫瘢痕妊娠、6例宫颈妊娠;患者孕囊大小在(15 mm × 17 mm × 22 mm)~(67 mm × 35 mm × 36 mm);有52例为胎囊型、30例为包块型、10例为盆腔积液型。经阴道超声检查诊断异位妊娠的敏感度、特异度、准确度分别为85.19%(92/108)、54.55%(12/22)、80.00%(104/130),与临床诊断结果一致性为0.358(表2)。

表 2 经阴道超声诊断异位妊娠效果 Table 2 Diagnostic efficiency of transvaginal ultrasound for ectopic pregnancy
2.3 3.0T MRI扫描诊断结果及与金标准诊断结果一致性

3.0T MRI共检出104例异位妊娠,其中100例经手术病理诊断及临床随访确诊为异位妊娠,包括78例输卵管妊娠、12例子宫瘢痕妊娠、4例宫颈妊娠、4例子宫角妊娠、2例卵巢妊娠,孕囊大小在(12 mm × 14 mm × 20 mm)~(68 mm × 37 mm × 36 mm)。3.0T MRI检查诊断异位妊娠的敏感度、特异度、准确度分别92.59%(100/108)、81.81%(18/22)、90.77%(118/130),与临床诊断结果一致性为0.694(表3)。

表 3 3.0T MRI扫描诊断异位妊娠效果 Table 3 Diagnostic efficiency of 3.0T MRI for ectopic pregnancy
2.4 经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI扫描诊断异位妊娠效能

经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI检查诊断异位妊娠的敏感度、特异度、准确度分别为98.15%(106/108)、72.73%(16/22)、93.85%(122/130),与临床诊断结果一致性为0.764(表4)。经统计学检验,经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI扫描诊断异位妊娠的敏感度(χ2 = 11.88,P < 0.01)和准确度(χ2 = 10.96,P < 0.01)均明显高于经阴道超声(表5)。

表 4 经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI扫描诊断异位妊娠效果 Table 4 Diagnostic efficiency of transvaginal ultrasound combined with 3.0T MRI for ectopic pregnancy

表 5 经阴道超声、3.0T MRI扫描及经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI扫描诊断异位妊娠效能比较 Table 5 Comparison of diagnostic efficiency of transvaginal ultrasound and 3.0T MRI alone or in combination for ectopic pregnancy
3 讨 论

异位妊娠占妇科急腹症80%以上[1]。近年来,随着流产、堕胎、剖宫产、宫内节育环留置、辅助生殖技术广泛开展等因素的影响,异位妊娠发病率呈上升趋势[11]。异位妊娠孕囊破裂后可造成腹腔大出血,严重时甚至危及生命[12];因此,早期诊断、早期干预对于改善预后、降低死亡率具有十分重要的意义[13]。β-HCG是诊断早孕的常用指标,但异位妊娠患者β-HCG往往远低于正常值[14]。既往研究显示,单纯依据患者症状及β-HCG水平诊断异位妊娠效果较差[13]。因此,寻找有效的影像检查方式是提高异位妊娠诊断效果的关键[10]

超声检查具有操作简单、创伤小、耗时短、灵活性高等特点,在异位妊娠早期诊断中应用较为广泛,目前以经腹超声、经阴道超声2种形式多见[15-17]。传统经腹超声虽然穿透深度大、扫描范围广,但存在探头频率、空间分辨率较低弊端,且检查前需要膀胱充盈以显示异位妊娠中包块,易受检查医师手法及患者自身肠道气体、瘢痕组织等干扰,临床应用有一定局限[18]。相比之下,本研究采用的经阴道超声探头分辨率高,可清楚显示附件包块情况,观察孕囊、内膜厚度等,更容易发现体积小的包块[19]。胎心搏动、包块是超声诊断异位妊娠主要判断依据[15]。本研究中经阴道超声检查以胎囊型、包块型为主,少数可显示盆腔积液,但这一超声图像特征在多种类型妇科疾病中均可见,一般不作为异位妊娠确诊依据。本文结果显示,经阴道超声诊断异位妊娠的敏感度、特异度、准确度分别为85.19%、54.55%、80.00%,提示该检查方式有较好的敏感度,但其与临床诊断结果Kappa值为0.358,提示一致性较差,诊断效能仍有待进一步提高。

相比超声检查,MRI扫描具有更高软组织分辨率,随着当前MRI技术发展,其在妇科诊疗中应用也越来越多[20]。本研究选择的3.0T MRI是一种高磁场强度MRI技术,其图像分辨率高、对病灶显示清楚,其用于异位妊娠检查,可直观显示盆腔组织解剖结构、层次,通过多方位、多序列扫描,能有效提示孕囊位置、大小、形态、边界及与周围组织关系等,有利于异位妊娠诊断,尤其是发生于子宫角、瘢痕处、卵巢等特殊部位异位妊娠,MRI可展现出独特优势[21]。本研究结果显示,3.0T MRI扫描诊断异位妊娠的敏感度、特异度、准确度分别为92.59%、81.81%、90.77%,整体上要优于经阴道超声,且两者联合诊断敏感度、准确度可达98.15%、93.85%,均显著高于经阴道超声。既往研究显示,相较单纯经阴道检查,联合MRI动态增强扫描能提高剖宫产瘢痕妊娠、早期宫角妊娠诊断准确性[22-23],与本研究结果类似。考虑到MRI诊断时间较长、费用较高,在实际应用时仍可优先考虑经阴道超声检查,对其中诊断不明确、高度存疑者,再进一步联合MRI扫描,以提高诊断效能。

综上所述,相较单纯经阴道超声检查,经阴道超声联合3.0T MRI扫描可为异位妊娠诊断提供更丰富信息,有助于提高诊断敏感度、准确度,值得临床推广应用。

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