Contrast‐enhanced power Doppler sonography of malignant ovarian tumors using harmonic flash‐echo imaging: preliminary experience | Zendy

Kohzuki Masatomo | Zendy; Kanzaki Toru | Zendy; Murata Yuji | Zendy

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Contrast‐enhanced power Doppler sonography of malignant ovarian tumors using harmonic flash‐echo imaging: preliminary experience

Author(s) -

Kohzuki Masatomo,

Kanzaki Toru,

Murata Yuji

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

journal of clinical ultrasound

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272

H-Index - 61

eISSN - 1097-0096

pISSN - 0091-2751

DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20125

Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , power doppler , radiology , contrast (vision) , second harmonic imaging microscopy , doppler sonography , blood flow , ovarian cancer , ultrasound , pathology , cancer , laser , physics , artificial intelligence , computer science , optics , second harmonic generation

To investigate the potential usefulness of contrast‐enhanced intermittent harmonic sonography in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, we evaluated 4 patients with complex adnexal masses suspected of malignancy using intermittent harmonic sonography after injection of a contrast agent. Tumor and/or mural nodule tissue enhancement was detected in all cases of ovarian malignancy. Contrast‐enhanced, intermittent harmonic sonography provides a satisfactory visualization of blood flow in the solid portion of the tumor tissue and may support a diagnosis of ovarian malignancy. Depiction of blood vessels using low MI techniques may be possible with other vascular ultrasonographic contrast agents. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 33 :237–247, 2005

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