ArticleJournal of medical ultrasonics (2001)2016
The utility of ultrasound elastography in differentiation of endometriomas and hemorrhagic ovarian cysts.
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Characterizing Uterine and Ovarian Tissue Stiffness Via Shear Wave Elastography in Non-Infertile, Fertile, and Infertile Women With Normal Anatomy Across the Menstrual Cycle: A Pilot Study
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- Multimodal ultrasound assessment of ovarian reserve.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- Shear wave elastography in the differentiation of intra-abdominal hematoma and abscess.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Shear wave elastography to assess stiffness of the human ovary and other reproductive tissues across the reproductive lifespan in health and disease†.Biology of reproduction · 2024Review
- Ultrasonography in the Differentiation of Endometriomas from Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cysts: The Role of Texture Analysis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Ultrasound Shear Wave Velocity Varies Across Anatomical Region inTissue engineering. Part A · 2020Article
- Focused ultrasound for the diagnosis of non-palpable endometriotic lesions of the abdominal wall: a not-uncommon surgical complication.Journal of ultrasound · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the feasibility of acoustic radiation force impulse imaging in differentiation of endometriomas and hemorrhagic ovarian cysts. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe evaluated 84 ovarian cysts with high internal echogenicity diagnosed in 70 consecutive women. We excluded simple cysts and hemorrhagic cysts containing septations or mural nodules with detectable flow on Doppler ultrasonography. We obtained the elastographic shear wave velocity (SWV) value of the cysts that could be endometriomas or hemorrhagic ovarian cysts.
resultsAmong the 78 ovarian cysts in 70 women without any septation or mural nodule, there were 42 endometriomas and 36 hemorrhagic ovarian cysts. Analysis of median SWV values of the ovarian cysts showed that the endometriomas had considerably higher levels of stiffness compared to the hemorrhagic ovarian cysts [median SWV 4.20 ± 0.42 vs 2.54 ± 1.04 m/s, p < 0.001]. A SWV cutoff value greater than 3.81 m/s yielded sensitivity and specificity values of 82.1 and 79.2 % respectively, for differentiation of endometriomas from hemorrhagic ovarian cysts.
conclusionSonoelastography is a novel imaging technique that enables us to evaluate the stiffness of adnexal lesions. The accurate discrimination of endometriomas and hemorrhagic ovarian cysts is important for avoiding unnecessary surgical procedures. ARFI imaging has a high sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing endometrioma from hemorrhagic ovarian cysts.
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