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      Color Doppler sonography with contrast in the differentiation of ovarian tumors Translated title: Ultra-sonografia com Doppler colorido e uso de contraste na diferenciação dos tumores ovarianos

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          The objective of this study was to differentiate benign ovarian tumors from malignant ones before surgery using color and pulsed Doppler sonography, and to compare results obtained before and after use of contrast medium, thereby verifying whether contrast results in an improvement in the diagnostic sensitivity. METHODS: Sixty two women (mean age 49.9 years) with ovarian tumors were studied, 45 with benign and 17 with malignant tumors. All women underwent a transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonographic exam. A study of the arterial vascular flow was made in all tumor areas, as well as an impedance evaluation of arterial vascular flow using the resistance index. RESULT: Localization of the vessels in the tumor revealed a greater proportion of malignant tumors with detectable internal vascular flows (64%) than benign tumors with such flows (22%). There was a considerable overlap of these findings. The use of contrast identified a greater number of vessels with confirmation in the totality of tumors, but did not improve the Doppler capacity in tumoral differentiation. Malignant tumors presented lower values of resistance index than the benign ones, whether or not contrast was used. The cutoff value for resistance index that better maximized the Doppler sensitivity and specificity was 0.55. Through this value, an increase of the sensitivity after contrast use was obtained, varying from 47% to 82%, while specificity remained statistically unchanged. CONCLUSION: Although the injection of a microbubble agent improved the sensitivity of the method detecting vascularization of tumors, a positive finding for vascularization by this method was not clinically useful in the differentiation of benign and malignant ovarian tumors.

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          O objetivo deste estudo foi diferenciar tumores ovarianos benignos e malignos antes da cirurgia através da ultra-sonografia com uso de Doppler colorido pulsátil e comparar os resultados obtidos antes e após o uso de contraste. MÉTODO: Foram estudadas sessenta e duas mulheres (idade média de 49,9 anos) com tumores ovarianos, sendo 45 benigos e 17 malignos. Todas foram submetidas a ultra-sonografia transvaginal com Doppler colorido. A pesquisa de fluxo vascular foi realizado em todas as áreas tumorais, assim como a avaliação da impedância através do índice de resistência. RESULTADOS: A localização dos vasos no tumor revelaram uma maior proporção de fluxo vascular interno detectável nos tumores malignos (64%) do que nos tumores benignos (22%). Houve entretanto uma considerável sobreposição destes achados. O uso de constrate foi capaz de identificar um grande número de vasos na totalidade dos tumores, mas não melhorou a capacidade do Doppler na diferenciação entre tumores benignos e malignos. Os tumores malignos apresentaram valores mais baixos de índice de resistência.IR do que os benignos, independentemente do uso de contraste. O valor de corte do índice de resistência. que maximizou a sensibilidade e a especificidade do Doppler foi de 0,55. Com este valor foi obtido um aumento na sensibilidade após o uso de contraste, variando de 47% a 82 %, enquanto a especificidade se manteve equivalente. CONCLUSÃO: Embora a injeção de agentes produtores de microbolhas aumentem a sensibilidade do método na diferenciação da natureza do tumor, este valor não se mostrou clinicamente util na avaliação de tumores ovarianos.

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                Journal
                rhc
                Revista do Hospital das Clínicas
                Rev. Hosp. Clin.
                Faculdade de Medicina / Universidade de São Paulo - FM/USP (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                1678-9903
                2003
                : 58
                : 4
                : 185-192
                Affiliations
                [01] orgnameUniversity of São Paulo orgdiv1Faculty of Medicine orgdiv2Hospital das Clínicas
                [02] São Paulo SP orgnameUniversity of São Paulo orgdiv1Faculty of Medicine orgdiv2Hospital das Clínicas Brazil
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                S0041-87812003000400001 S0041-8781(03)05800401
                10.1590/S0041-87812003000400001
                4960de89-55a6-4f33-80a3-d7ae619c2247

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 03 July 2002
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 41, Pages: 8
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                Meios de contraste,Adnexal mass,Transvaginal ultrasound,Color Doppler sonography,Neoplasia ovariana,Massas anexiais,Ovarian neoplasms,Doppler sonografia,Contrast medium,Ultra-sonografia transvaginal

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