title: Comparison of nine morphological scoring systems to detect ovarian malignancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to prospectively compare the diagnostic performances of nine gray-scale sonographic prediction models to detect ovarian malignancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical data of 322 women presenting with an adnexal mass were obtained and used in nine scoring systems. For each model a ROC curve demonstrating the capacity of the model to diagnose malignancy was constructed for all cases and for the subgroups of premenopause and postmenopause. The performance of each model was expressed as area under the ROC curve, sensitivity, and specificity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The area under the ROC curve, sensitivity, and specificity of these models in the present study varied between 0.737 and 0.929, 70.7% and 87.9%, 60.2% and 80.3%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study has revealed the usefulness of morphological scoring systems to correctly discriminate between benign and malignant pelvic masses.
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aktürk
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dede
authors.forename: Müfit C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Yenen
authors.forename: Y Kemal
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Koçyiğit
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ergün
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006106:Granulosa Cell Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007725:Krukenberg Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D018297:Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult