Asymptomatic adnexal masses: accuracy of characterization with ultrasound scoring systems, 3D-ultrasound, 3D flow mapping with TUI (tomographic ultrasound imaging) and MR imaging

Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of sonography, 3D-ultrasound, 3D flow mapping with TUI (tomographic ultrasound imaging) versus magnetic resonance (MR) imaging Methods: 99 patients with asymptomatic potentially malignant adnexal masses underwent preoperative 3D-ultrasound and 3D flow mapping with TUI (evaluated by two different observers using the ultrasound scoring system from the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) group and the B- and M-rules for predicting a malignant tumor, both published by Timmerman et al.), as well as MR imaging. Histologic results and imagings were correlated in a…