| Literature DB >> 33929901 |
Elizabeth A Sadowski1, Katherine E Maturen2, Andrea Rockall3, Caroline Reinhold4, Helen Addley5, Priyanka Jha6, Nishat Bharwani7, Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara8.
Abstract
Ultrasound has a high specificity for the diagnosis of a benign lesion in cases of classic appearing simple cyst, hemorrhagic cyst, endometrioma and dermoid. However, ultrasound can sometimes be limited for definitive characterisation and risk stratification of other types of lesions, including those with echogenic content that may appear solid, with or without blood flow. Frequently, MRI can be used to further characterise these types of lesions, due to its ability to distinguish solid tissue from non-tissue solid components such as fat, blood, or debris. Incorporating the MR imaging into the evaluation of adnexal lesions can improve diagnostic certainty and guide clinical management potentially avoiding inappropriate surgery for benign lesions and expediting appropriate treatment for malignant lesions, particularly in the females with sonographically indeterminate adnexal lesions.Entities:
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33929901 PMCID: PMC9327753 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20210157
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Radiol ISSN: 0007-1285 Impact factor: 3.629