| Three-dimensional quantification of tumor vascularity as a tertiary test after B-mode and power Doppler evaluation for detection of ovarian cancer. | |
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PMID: 17901131 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of 3-dimensional (3D) quantification of tumor vascularity in the differential diagnosis of pelvic indeterminate masses with a solid appearance or unilocular or multilocular cysts with a solid component showing central vascularization on 2-dimensional power Doppler sonography. METHODS: One hundred fifty-seven consecutive pelvic masses in 153 patients were included in this study and underwent sonography before surgery. Masses that showed a typical benign pattern on B-mode sonography (n = 112) and indeterminate masses with peripheral or absent flow on power Doppler sonography (n = 10) were not evaluated by 3D sonography. Only masses with central vascularization were submitted to 3D power Doppler imaging (n = 35). The following 3D vascular parameters were calculated: relative color and flow measure (similar to the vascularization flow index obtained with other systems). RESULTS: With receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the best cutoff values for relative color and flow measure were 4.4 and 2.7, respectively. Flow measure had sensitivity of 68% and specificity of 40% in the overall population submitted to 3D power Doppler sonography. Accuracy slightly increased when masses with small papillary projections (<10 mL) were excluded. In this group (n = 22), sensitivity was 83%, and specificity was 50%. CONCLUSIONS: In masses with central vascularization on 2-dimensional power Doppler sonography, the use of 3D quantification of tumor vascularity had low diagnostic accuracy in the detection of adnexal malignancies, although an increase in accuracy in masses with a solid portion of greater than 10 mL was reported. |
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Stefano Guerriero; Silvia Ajossa; Silvia Piras; Marta Gerada; Stefano Floris; Nicoletta Garau; Luigi Minerba; Anna Maria Paoletti; Gian Benedetto Melis |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Volume: 26 ISSN: 0278-4297 ISO Abbreviation: J Ultrasound Med Publication Date: 2007 Oct |
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Created Date: 2007-09-28 Completed Date: 2008-01-07 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8211547 Medline TA: J Ultrasound Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1271-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, Via Ospedale 46, 09124 Cagliari, Italy. gineca.sguerriero@tiscali.it |
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Blood Flow Velocity Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Imaging, Three-Dimensional* Middle Aged Neovascularization, Pathologic / ultrasonography Ovarian Neoplasms / blood supply, ultrasonography* Predictive Value of Tests Regional Blood Flow Sensitivity and Specificity Statistics, Nonparametric Ultrasonography / methods* Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color |
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