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[The evaluation of ovarian tumor vascularization using color Doppler transvaginal ultrasonography]
D Szpurek1, S Sajdak, A Obrebowska
1Kliniki Onkologii Ginekologicznej Instytutu Ginekologii i Połoznictwa AM w Poznaniu.
Ginekologia Polska
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
The aim of this study was the evaluation of blood flow factors prognostical value in differentiation of malignancy among ovarian tumors--sensitivity of this method was 81.8--90.9%, specificity was 88.5%, positive predict value 75.0--76.9% and negative predict value 92.0--95.8%. It was stated that Dopplers method is very usefull in diagnosis of malignant ovarian neoplasms. Moreover it was shown that pulsation index (PI) is more suitable than resistance index (RI), particularly in preoperative diagnostics.