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DISTINCTION OF BENIGN FROM MALIGNANT OVARIAN CYSTS BY ULTRASOUND
Author(s) -
Meire H. B.,
Farrant Pat,
Guha T.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15850.x
Subject(s) - malignancy , ultrasound , medicine , ultrasonography , ultrasonic sensor , pathology , radiology
Summary The ultrasonic characteristics of benign and malignant cystic ovarian tumours have been reviewed. The value of each of eight different ultrasonic features has been assessed and the specificity of each for confirmation or exclusion of malignancy is indicated. In combination they permit correct differentiation in 91 per cent of cases.