Comparing New Smartphone-Connected Handheld Ultrasound Device vs. Traditional Ultrasound in Vitreo-Retinal Disease Diagnosis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Setting
2.2. Subject Selection
2.3. Ultrasound Probes
2.4. Image Acquisition
2.5. Image Evaluation
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Study Sample
3.2. Diagnostic Accuracy
3.3. Agreement on Diagnosis
3.4. Rating on Image Quality
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Accutome B-Scan Pro | Butterfly iQ+ | |||
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Sensitivity | Specificity | Sensitivity | Specificity | |
RD | 94.4 | 91.2 | 91.7 | 95.6 |
VH | 66.7 | 86.8 | 66.7 | 97.7 * |
PVD | 48.5 | 87.2 | 27.2 * | 88.0 |
Pathologic vs. Healthy | 97.8 | 70.0 | 73.3 * | 80.0 |
Accuracy | 70.7% (62.7–77.8%) | 69.3% (61.3–76.6%) |
Accutome B-Scan Pro | Butterfly iQ+ | Between Instruments | ||||
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Concordance | p-Value | Concordance | p-Value | Concordance | p-Value | |
RD | 0.775 | <0.001 | 0.789 | <0.001 | 0.698 | <0.001 |
VH | 0.512 | <0.001 | 0.668 | <0.001 | 0.355 | <0.001 |
PVD | 0.227 | 0.005 | −0.078 | 0.337 | 0.051 | 0.528 |
Healthy | 0.678 | <0.001 | 0.653 | <0.001 | 0.269 | 0.001 |
Total | 0.569 | <0.001 | 0.552 | <0.001 | 0.359 | <0.001 |
Rating | RD | VH | PVD | Healthy | ||||
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Accutome | iQ+ | Accutome | iQ+ | Accutome | iQ+ | Accutome | iQ+ | |
1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
2 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (5.6%) | 2 (9.5%) | 3 (14.3%) | 2 (6.1%) | 3 (9.1%) | 5 (8.3%) | 3 (5.0%) |
3 | 8 (22.2%) | 9 (25.0%) | 6 (28.6%) | 4 (19.0%) | 11 (33.3%) | 17 (51.5%) | 26 (43.3%) | 19 (31.7%) |
4 | 18 (50.0%) | 22 (61.1%) | 10 (47.6%) | 14 (66.7%) | 18 (54.5%) | 13 (39.4%) | 16 (26.7%) | 34 (56.7%) |
5 | 10 (27.8%) | 3 (8.3%) | 3 (14.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (6.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (21.7%) | 4(6.7%) |
Rating | RD | VH | PVD | Healthy | ||||
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Accutome | iQ+ | Accutome | iQ+ | Accutome | iQ+ | Accutome | iQ+ | |
1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
2 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (5.6%) | 3 (14.3%) | 3 (14.3%) | 6 (18.2%) | 5 (15.2%) | 5 (8.3%) | 13 (21.7%) |
3 | 5 (13.9%) | 16 (44.4%) | 8 (38.1%) | 8 (38.1%) | 6 (18.2%) | 12 (36.4%) | 18 (30.0%) | 20 (33.3%) |
4 | 10 (27.8%) | 7 (19.4%) | 5 (23.8%) | 8 (38.1%) | 14 (42.4%) | 8 (24.2%) | 20 (33.3%) | 11 (18.3%) |
5 | 21 (58.3%) | 11 (30.6%) | 5 (23.8%) | 2 (9.5%) | 7 (21.2%) | 8 (24.2%) | 17 (28.3%) | 16 (26.7%) |
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Rubegni, G.; Zeppieri, M.; Russo, A.; Castellino, N.; Fruschelli, M.; Hadjistilianou, T.; Tognetti, L.; Orione, M.; Lanzafame, L.; Gagliano, C.; et al. Comparing New Smartphone-Connected Handheld Ultrasound Device vs. Traditional Ultrasound in Vitreo-Retinal Disease Diagnosis. Diagnostics 2024, 14, 1961. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14171961
Rubegni G, Zeppieri M, Russo A, Castellino N, Fruschelli M, Hadjistilianou T, Tognetti L, Orione M, Lanzafame L, Gagliano C, et al. Comparing New Smartphone-Connected Handheld Ultrasound Device vs. Traditional Ultrasound in Vitreo-Retinal Disease Diagnosis. Diagnostics. 2024; 14(17):1961. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14171961
Chicago/Turabian StyleRubegni, Giovanni, Marco Zeppieri, Andrea Russo, Niccolò Castellino, Mario Fruschelli, Theodora Hadjistilianou, Linda Tognetti, Matteo Orione, Luca Lanzafame, Caterina Gagliano, and et al. 2024. "Comparing New Smartphone-Connected Handheld Ultrasound Device vs. Traditional Ultrasound in Vitreo-Retinal Disease Diagnosis" Diagnostics 14, no. 17: 1961. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14171961