Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer with Conventional and Contrast-Enhanced Transvaginal Sonography: Recent Advances and Potential Improvements

Recently, there have been several major technical advances in the sonographic diagnosis of ovarian cancer in its early stages. These include improved assessment of tumor morphology with transvaginal sonography (TVS), and detection and characterization of tumor neovascularity with transvaginal color...

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Published in:Journal of Oncology 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.715-725-075
Main Authors: Hirari, Makiko, Fleischer, Arthur C., Fishman, David A., Abramson, Richard G., Moore, Ryan D., Lyshchik, Andrej
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Language:English
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Summary:Recently, there have been several major technical advances in the sonographic diagnosis of ovarian cancer in its early stages. These include improved assessment of tumor morphology with transvaginal sonography (TVS), and detection and characterization of tumor neovascularity with transvaginal color Doppler sonography (TV-CDS) and contrast-enhanced transvaginal sonography (CE-TVS). This paper will discuss and illustrate these improvements and describe how they enhance detection of early-stage ovarian cancer. Our initial experience with parametric mapping of CE-TVS will also be mentioned.
ISSN:1687-8450
1687-8450
DOI:10.1155/2012/302858