Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol 11, Issue 12 631-638, Copyright © 1992 by American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
New scoring system for prediction of ovarian malignancy based on transvaginal color Doppler sonography
A. Kurjak and M. Predanic
Ultrasonic Institute, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
The goal of this prospective study was to develop a new scoring system
using transvaginal color and pulsed Doppler characterization of ovarian
lesions. Transvaginal color Doppler sonography was performed on 812 women,
among whom 174 adnexal masses were found and analyzed. Ovarian lesions were
assessed by means of morphological and color Doppler scoring systems.
Tumors were characterized ultrasonically as benign or suspected of being
malignant. Scoring system results were correlated with histopathological
findings. Among our study group, 38 malignant and 136 benign ovarian tumors
were found and verified. The color Doppler scoring system was very useful
in distinguishing benign from malignant masses, with a sensitivity of 97.3%
and a specificity of 100%, compared with the morphological scoring system's
sensitivity of 92.1% and specificity of 94.8%. We also evaluated a
combination of both scoring systems. We believe that new color Doppler
scoring system maximizes the ability to discriminate between benign and
malignant entities.
