Ultrasound criteria in the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
| Autor: | Steve Shaw, Archibald G. Prentice, Paul A. Dubbins, William Atiomo, Sally Pearson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Stromal cell endocrine system diseases Acoustics and Ultrasonics Biophysics Ovary Sensitivity and Specificity Ovarian Follicle Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Cyst Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Ovarian enlargement Ultrasonography Gynecology Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) Ultrasound medicine.disease Polycystic ovary female genital diseases and pregnancy complications medicine.anatomical_structure Female business Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
| Zdroj: | Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 26:977-980 |
| ISSN: | 0301-5629 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0301-5629(00)00219-2 |
| Popis: | Not all women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) on ultrasound (US) will have the syndrome, and clinical and biochemical features of PCOS may be present without US features. The sensitivity of US in detecting PCOS was, therefore, prospectively determined in 72 women (32 PCOS and 40 controls). The most sensitive features were the presence of 10 or more follicles (82% and 69% in the left and right ovary) and a peripheral distribution of follicles (81.8% and 71.9% in the left and right ovary). Although ovarian enlargement and stromal brightness were not as sensitive as the previous criteria, stromal brightness was most specific. Combining all the criteria predicted a diagnosis of PCOS or control correctly in 86.4% of cases. This study shows that established US criteria of polycystic ovaries remain of value in the diagnosis of PCOS; however, the discrepancy between the left and right ovaries is an interesting but unexplained finding. |
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