High-quality ultrasound demonstrates measureable effect in ovarian cancer management

February 4, 2008 High-quality ultrasound demonstrates measureable effect in ovarian cancer management Wendy Despain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ultrasound exams conducted by expert sonographers make a measurable difference over routine exams in the treatment of suspected ovarian cancer, decreasing the number of major staging procedures and reducing in-patient hospital stays. Previous studies showed that ultrasound operator expertise is proportional to accuracy when differentiating between benign and malignant adnexal masses. But no studies examined how much accuracy affected patients.

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