Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  1998 Jan;41(1):149-155.

Availability of Transvaginal Color Doppler Sonography to Discriminate Between Benign and, Mlignant Ovarian Tumor According to Tumor Morphology and Blood Flow Characteristics

• Kim SM
• Park HJ
• Kim CH
• Choi HS

Abstract

Because of the lack of early and specific symptoms, ovarian cancer has spread beyond the ovaries in 70 ~90% of the cases when detected. And despite progress in chemotherapy and surgery, about 60% of those affected usually die because of their advanced disease. These days, many attempts to improve survival and decrease the number of deaths from ovarian cancer have focused on early detection by use of transvaginal color Doppler sonography. The aim of this study was to know whether we can distinguish benign from malignant ovarian tumors according to morphology and blood flow characteristics using transvaginal color Doppler sonography.

Keyword

Transvaginal color Doppler sonography; Ovarian tumor; Morphological scoring system; Resistance and pulsatility index

MeSH Terms

Drug Therapy
Female
Ovarian Neoplasms
Ovary