Role of Doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of superficial soft tissue lesions | ||
| Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice | ||
| Volume 7, Issue 3, July 2022, Pages 183-190 PDF (1.34 M) | ||
| DOI: 10.4103/jcmrp.jcmrp_96_21 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Andrew S. Gerges; Hassan I. Megalli; Abeer H. Ali | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objectives To evaluate the role of Doppler ultrasound (DUS) in the characterization of superficial soft tissue lesions using histopathological examination as a gold standard. Patients and methods Forty patients, mean age 37.43 ± 16.9 years complaining of superficial soft tissue swelling in any region of the body were prospectively included. Gray scale evaluation was performed and then color Doppler interrogation was applied to evaluate its vascularity and finally spectral Doppler analysis. DUS findings were subjected to histopathologic correlation. Results Five malignant and 35 benign lesions were histopathologically diagnosed. There was strong agreement ( = 0.89) between DUS impression and histopathological diagnosis < 0.001). Conclusions DUS can characterize the nature of superficial soft tissue lesions and discriminate benign from malignant. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Doppler Ultrasound; End-diastolic velocity; Peak systolic velocity; resistivity index; superficial soft tissue | ||
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