| Power Doppler ultrasound: a potentially useful alternative in diagnosing pelvic pathologic conditions. | |
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PMID: 9001784 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION: To evaluate the efficacy of power Doppler sonography in depicting soft-tissue hyperemia in endometriosis and other pelvic inflammatory conditions thirty-one patients with predominantly pelvic inflammatory symptoms were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Power Doppler sonography at 5 MHz and a pulse repetition frequency of 800 Hz was used. All the women underwent laparoscopy after 10 days. RESULTS: Soft-tissue hyperemia was seen on power Doppler sonograms in 22 of the symptomatic patients. In these women Doppler demonstrated a diffused "blush" of almost or the entire symptomatic sites. Specificity was 52.4%, sensitivity 47.1% and the positive predictive value was 53.2%. CONCLUSION: Power Doppler sonography showed hyperperfusion in many cases associated with pelvic inflammatory pathology. It is a potentially useful adjunct to standard color Doppler imaging in depiction of vascular flow. |
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Authors:
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A Papadimitriou; D Kalogirou; G Antoniou; N Petridis; O Kalogirou; A Kalovidouris |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology Volume: 23 ISSN: 0390-6663 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol Publication Date: 1996 |
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Created Date: 1997-04-01 Completed Date: 1997-04-01 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7802110 Medline TA: Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol Country: ITALY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 229-32 Citation Subset: IM |
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2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Areteion Hospital, Greece. |
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Adult Endometriosis / ultrasonography* Female Humans Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / ultrasonography* Pelvis / blood supply* Predictive Value of Tests Regional Blood Flow Sensitivity and Specificity Ultrasonography, Doppler* Uterine Diseases / ultrasonography* |
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