Contrast-enhanced power Doppler sonography of malignant ovarian tumors using harmonic flash-echo imaging: preliminary experience
✍ Scribed by Masatomo Kohzuki; Toru Kanzaki; Yuji Murata
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 324 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
To investigate the potential usefulness of contrast‐enhanced intermittent harmonic sonography in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, we evaluated 4 patients with complex adnexal masses suspected of malignancy using intermittent harmonic sonography after injection of a contrast agent. Tumor and/or mural nodule tissue enhancement was detected in all cases of ovarian malignancy. Contrast‐enhanced, intermittent harmonic sonography provides a satisfactory visualization of blood flow in the solid portion of the tumor tissue and may support a diagnosis of ovarian malignancy. Depiction of blood vessels using low MI techniques may be possible with other vascular ultrasonographic contrast agents. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 33:237–247, 2005