title: Role of color Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis of endometriotic cyst.
abstract: We studied the role of color Doppler ultrasonography in the distinction between endometriomas and other adnexal masses. Three hundred and fifty-two ovarian lesions were studied, comparing sonographic diagnosis with pathologic findings. On color Doppler sonography, an endometriotic cyst usually appeared as a cystic lesion with diffuse internal echoes and low vascularization. The sensitivity and specificity of color Doppler transvaginal sonography in detecting endometriotic cysts were 91.8% and 95.3%, respectively. The positive and negative predictive values were 95.5% and 91.5%, respectively. In our experience, transvaginal sonography with color Doppler interrogation is a useful technique in the diagnosis of pathologic ovarian conditions, including cystic endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institut Universitari Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tresserra
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: López-Marín
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ubeda
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Grases
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dexeus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014621:Vagina