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Ultrasound and Endoscopic Surgery in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Two reports published in 1989 suggested Doppler ultrasonography to be an excellent tool for discriminating between benign and malignant adnexal masses with virtually no overlap in Doppler results between the two categories.1,2 Malignant masses were found to yield colour Doppler signals and arterial Doppler shift spectra almost always, whereas benign tumours often yielded no colour Doppler signals and seldom yielded arterial Doppler shift spectra.1 Moreover, much lower resistance index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) values were recorded from malignant than from benign masses.1,2 A few years later, however, benign and malignant adnexal masses were reported to be characterised by considerable overlap in Doppler results,3,4 and the value of Doppler ultrasound examination in the differential diagnosis of pelvic tumours was questioned in several publications.5–12

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Valentin, L. (2003). Colour Doppler. In: Ultrasound and Endoscopic Surgery in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0655-5_22

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