Detection of central pelvic recurrent disease with transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound in women treated for gynecological malignancy

Abstract

Color Doppler analysis added to transvaginal gray-scale ultrasonography seems to be a helpful tool in the diagnosis of recurrent tumors in the central region of the pelvis.

Surveillance of patients after initial treatment of ovarian cancer

“…Physical examination and ultrasound with transabdominal and trans-vaginal probe are commonly used in the surveillance of ovarian cancer patients after initial treatment, since approximately 25-50% of relapses involve the pelvis [32,33,[49][50][51][52][53][54][55]. The SE, SP and DA of ultrasound for recurrent disease range from 45 to 85%, 60 to 100%, and 48 to 87%, respectively [49,[54][55][56] (Table 1).…”

Three‐dimensional power Doppler imaging of early‐stage cervical cancer

“…Alternatively, tumor vasculature can be examined and quantified in‐vivo by Doppler ultrasound. Color Doppler ultrasound has been applied to gynecological cancer for detecting recurrence5, predicting prognosis6 and monitoring the response to chemoradiation7. Frequency‐based color Doppler displays the velocity and direction of the signal, while the relatively new technique of power Doppler ultrasound displays the amplitude of the Doppler signal; several independent studies have demonstrated that power Doppler ultrasound is more sensitive than is color Doppler ultrasound in the depiction of tumor vascularity and flow8–10.…”

The value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in predicting common bile duct stones in patients with gallstone disease

“…Gynecological ultrasound can be used for preoperative diagnosis8–13 and staging14–17 of gynecological cancer. Pelvic recurrences of malignancies can be diagnosed effectively with ultrasound18–22. In the management of patients with subfertility, ultrasound has become pivotal in both diagnosis and treatment23–25.…”