ArticleJournal of ultrasound2021
Can contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) be useful in the diagnosis of ovarian torsion in pediatric females? A preliminary monocentric experience.
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- Contribution of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for diagnosis of adnexal torsion (COVARIAN): protocol for a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2026Trial
- Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for pediatric adnexal torsion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in urgent and emergent pediatric conditions: a comprehensive review.Emergency radiology · 2026Review
- Improving diagnostic accuracy of ovarian torsion using contrast-enhanced ultrasound: A prospective comparative clinical study of performance diagnosis.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- Imaging Evaluation of Ovarian Masses in a Pediatric Population: A Comprehensive Overview.Cancers · 2025Review
- Pediatric gonadal torsion in radiology: A comprehensive literature and pictorial review using surgically proven cases.European journal of radiology open · 2025Review
- Decreased attenuation difference between non-contrast and portal-venous phases of CT predicts the ultrasonography-unspecified adnexal torsion.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
- Clinicopathological features and surgical procedures of adnexal masses with abdominal pain in pediatric and adolescent patients.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Article
- Contribution of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the diagnosis of adnexal torsion (AGATA): protocol for a prospective comparative study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Ovarian torsion: incremental role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
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- The Technique and Advantages of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Traumatic Abdomen Solid Organ Injuries.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Ovarian Torsion in the Emergency Department: Current Insights.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2022Review
- Ultrasonographic whirlpool sign in ovarian torsion with dual mature teratomas: A case report and literature review.Medicine internationalArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo describe contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) characteristics of ovarian torsion in pediatric females, assessing the potential diagnostic advantages of method as well as its limitations. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective study design was used. Between January 2018 and December 2020 we analyzed all pediatric females who underwent explorative surgery with a suspected diagnosis of ovarian torsion, and who were previously evaluated by conventional ultrasound (US), color-Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) and CEUS.
resultsWe examined twenty pediatric females with a median age of 12 years. US identified 9/20 ovarian complex masses against 13/20 by CEUS. At US abdominal free fluid was shown in 13/20 patients and in 18/20 cases with CEUS. In our case series the evaluation of contrast enhancement at CEUS in the detection of ovarian torsions revealed a sensitivity of 94.1%, a specificity of 100% and an overall accuracy of 95%.
conclusionAlthough there is a known ultrasound semeiotics suggestive of ovarian torsion, it is not always possible to obtain a diagnosis of certainty with conventional US even with CDUS. The study reports that complementation with CEUS showed excellent agreement with surgery obtaining a diagnosis in almost all the pediatric females examined.
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