Diagnostic value of a novel salivary gland ultrasound scoring system in IgG4-related sialadenitis

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OBJECTIVES: To develop a novel ultrasound scoring system for the major salivary glands in patients with immunoglobulin G4-related sialadenitis (IgG4-RS) and assess its diagnostic value in a multicenter cohort of Chinese patients.

METHODS: Twenty clinicians (rheumatologists, stomatologists, and radiologists) participated. The study was conducted in four steps: (1) defining the ultrasonography (US) elements, (2) developing a novel ultrasound scoring system for US of the salivary glands, (3) evaluation of inter- and intra-reader reliabilities using the new ultrasound scoring system, and (4) assessing the diagnostic value of this novel ultrasound scoring system in IgG4-RS patients in a Chinese multicenter cohort.

RESULTS: A novel ultrasound scoring system for the salivary glands was developed, with total scores ranging from 0 to 34. The inter- and intra-reader reliabilities of the ultrasound scoring system were excellent (0.972 and 0.940, respectively). A total of 470 people were recruited in this study; 187 patients were diagnosed with IgG4-RS, and the remaining 283 people were diagnosed with non-IgG4-RS. Patients with IgG4-RS had significantly higher US scores than the non-IgG4-RS group (mean US score=16 vs. 4, P < 0.001). The calculated area under the curve (AUC) for the total US score was 0.852 (95% CI: 0.814-0.891). The total US scores≥9 showed a sensitivity of 75.4% and a specificity of 91.9%. Association analysis showed a positive correlation between total US scores and serum IgG4 levels and hypocomplementemia (r=0.221, r=0.349; P = 0.002) and a negative correlation between total US scores and serum C3 and C4 levels (r=-0.210, r=-0.303; P = 0.005, P < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: A novel semiquantitative ultrasound scoring system for patients with IgG4-RS was developed, with good diagnostic performance. The inter- and intra-reader reliabilities were excellent. US scores were correlated with IgG4, C3, and C4 levels and hypocomplementemia.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - (2024) vom: 01. März

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Mingzhu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shanshan [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Xiaoyan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Li [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Hanxue [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Sumei [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Xiangdong [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Shanshan [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Jiajing [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Huilian [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Ning [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Pengfei [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yiqun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zuyan [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Guangyan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yanying [VerfasserIn]
Su, Yin [VerfasserIn]

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IgG4-related disease
Journal Article
Salivary gland
Scoring system
Sialadenitis
Ultrasonography

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Date Revised 02.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1093/rheumatology/keae121

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NLM369198328