The assessment of benign uterine tumor vascularization by transvaginal color doppler

The Effect of Uterine Volume on Uterine Artery Doppler Velocimetry in the Myomatous State

“…They found a significant increase in RI, reflecting impedance to the flow, associated with the decrease in fibroid volumes. Kurjak et al [2] found a statistically significant difference in uterine artery blood flow between patients with myoma and healthy women.…”

“…If a transvaginal probe is supplied with color mapping of the Doppler effects, it pro vides information about vascularity in the pelvis and the blood flow characteristics of benign and malignant tu mors of the pelvic organs. Transvaginal color Doppler sonography has been used to evaluate the hemodynamic changes in a myoma in the uterus and readily differen tiates it from its malignant counterpart and from an ovari an mass [1][2][3].…”

Role of 3D Ultrasound and Doppler in Differentiating Clinically Suspected Cases of Leiomyoma and Adenomyosis of Uterus

“…In one study, Kurjak et al, have shown that increased blood velocity and decreased RI and PI in both uterine arteries occurred in patients with uterine fibroids [16]. Sladkevicius et al, found that uterine myomas substantially affect blood flow velocity in the uterine arteries and that PI values < 1.0 are common in uterine myomas [17].…”

Immunohistochemical Expression of Bcl-2 and Microvessels Density in Uterine Fibroids in Saudi Patients

“…Angiogenesis plays a central role in local tumour growth (5). The vasculature of uterine leiomyoma was investigated using colour Doppler ultrasound (6).…”