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Value of flaccid penile ultrasound in screening for arteriogenic impotence: a preliminary prospective study
Li-Da Chen1, Fu-Shun Pan1, Lu-Yao Zhou1
1Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Background:
This prospective study is to evaluate the potential value of sonographic measurements in the flaccid penis for the screening of arteriogenic impotence.
Methods:
A consecutive series of 260 Chinese males consulting for sexual dysfunction and 54 controls underwent sonographic examination. The sonographic parameters were correlated with the clinical gold standards, including the international index of erectile function (IIEF) and penile erectile hardness grading scale (EHGS). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of flaccid peak systolic velocity (PSV) in predicting patients with normal function were analyzed.
Results:
The mean cavernous PSV of both sides in the patients with sexual dysfunction ranged from 7.76 to 11.12 cm/sec with a stepwise increase in IIEF and EHGS grading scale (P < .05). The cutoff value of flaccid PSV for the differential diagnosis of grade 4 of IIEF-5 or EHGS was 8.20-8.90 cm/sec, with an AUROC of 0.657-0.724, specificity of 82.96-86.84% and PPV of 95.20-96.60%, respectively.
Conclusions:
This simple flaccid PSV measurement is a specific tool for screening arteriogenic impotence.
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