Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Suspicious Ovarian Lesions
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 72, Issue 1
Abstract
<span>Background: </span><span>Characterization of an ovarian lesion represents a diagnostic challenge; the optimal assessment of an adnexal mass requires a multidisciplinary approach, based on physical examination, laboratory tests and imaging techniques. Diagnostic imaging plays a crucial role in detection, characterization and staging of adnexal masses</span><span>. </span><span>Magnetic Resonance Imaging </span><span>(MRI) </span><span>is an essential problem solving tool to determine the site of origin of a pelvic mass and then to characterize an adnexal mass, especially in patients with indeterminate lesions</span><span>.<br /> </span><span>Aim of the Work: </span><span>The aim of the study is to evaluate role of MRI as a powerful and noninvasive technique which may effectively characterize and differentiate between various suspicious ovarian lesions. </span> <span>Patients and Methods: </span><span>The current study is a prospective analysis that evaluated 26 female patients with 36 suspicious ovarian lesions. The study was conducted at Radiology Department of El-Demerdash hospital. The patients were previously evaluated by ultrasound examination in the period from November 2017 to April 2018. T</span><span>he patients’ age ranged from 12 to 65 years old (mean age 41± 15 SD). 4 patients presented by abdominal </span><span>swelling (15%), 8 were complaining of chronic pelvic pain (30.7%), 10 came with menstrual irregularities (38%) and 4 (15%) cases were accidentally discovered during US examination. </span> <span>Results: </span><span>This study included 36 ovarian lesions in 26 patients (8 cases had bilateral masses). The age in cases with benign lesions ranged from 12 to 65 years (Mean age 37.31 ± 16.214 SD), While the age in cases with malignant lesions; ranged from 14 to 61 years</span><span>. </span><span>(Mean age 44.38±14.015 SD) .<br /> </span><span>Conclusion: </span><span>As an advanced technique, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) plays an important role in tumor detection and characterization, subtyping, prediction of prognosis, treatment monitoring, and drug development. </span>
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Eman Helal
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