Comparison of Lerner score, Doppler ultrasound examination, and their combination for discrimination between benign and malignant adnexal masses

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-147

  Valentin, L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Lerner score; Ovarian cancer; Ovarian tumor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LERNER SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADNEXAL DISEASES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0034539570     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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