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Three‐Dimensional Color/Power Doppler Sonography and HD live Silhouette Mode for Diagnosis of Molar Pregnancy
Author(s) -
AboEllail Mohamed Ahmed Mostafa,
Ishimura Mari,
Sajapala Suraphan,
Yamamoto Kenta,
Tanaka Tamaki,
Nitta Emiko,
Kanenishi Kenji,
Hata Toshiyuki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/ultra.15.11070
Subject(s) - silhouette , color doppler , medicine , blood flow , doppler effect , radiology , anatomy , pathology , ultrasonography , computer vision , computer science , physics , astronomy
We present our experience of using new 3‐dimensional color/power Doppler sonography (HD live Flow; GE Healthcare Japan, Tokyo, Japan) with the HD live silhouette mode for diagnosing complete molar pregnancy in the first trimester and differentiating it from missed abortion with hydropic degeneration. In the case of a complete mole, color Doppler sonography showed numerous vesicles without blood vessels, whereas HD live Flow with the HD live silhouette mode clearly depicted these vesicles forming a mass with the clear demarcation of its edges and showed no blood flow inside the mass. In contrast to the hydropic abortion, which appeared as some vesicles with many blood vessels around them on color Doppler sonography, HD live Flow with the HD live silhouette mode showed some vesicles embedded within the abundant blood vessels. The spatial relationship between the vesicles and surrounding highly vascularized uterus could be shown on HD live Flow with the HD live silhouette mode. This technique might be beneficial as an additional diagnostic tool along with conventional color/power Doppler sonography, and it facilitates the early discrimination of these cases in the first trimester of pregnancy.