The Added Value of Transvaginal Sonohysterography Over Transvaginal Sonography Alone in Women With Known or Suspected Leiomyoma

Eduardo Becker, Anna S Lev-Toaff, Emilia P Kaufman, Ethan J Halpern, Maria Isabel Albano Edelweiss, Maria Isabel Edelweiss, Alfred B Kurtz
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2002 · vol. 21(3) , pp. 237–247 · doi:10.7863/jum.2002.21.3.237 · PMID:11883534 · W2096225136
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Sonohysterography improved diagnostic confidence and interobserver agreement for submucous myomas and endometrial lesions compared to transvaginal sonography alone in women with suspected leiomyomas.

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OBJECTIVE: To assess whether sonohysterography provides added diagnostic value over transvaginal sonography in patients with suspected or known myomas by comparing diagnostic confidence, interobserver agreement, accuracy, and change in diagnoses when 2 independent observers interpreted transvaginal sonography alone and later interpreted transvaginal sonography and sonohysterography together. METHODS: Hard copy images from 72 women were interpreted independently by 2 sonologists on separate occasions, rating parameters (abnormal uterus, myoma in any location, submucous myoma, classification of location of a submucous myoma with respect to the uterine cavity, myoma remote from the cavity, adenomyosis, and focal and diffuse endometrial lesions) on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 indicated definitely no; 2, probably no; 3, uncertain; 4, probably yes; and 5, definitely yes). Correlation was made with clinical and imaging follow-up, surgery, and pathologic examination. RESULTS: The added information provided by sonohysterography resulted in improved diagnostic confidence for most parameters. Interobserver agreement was markedly improved for the diagnosis and location of submucous myomas and focal endometrial lesions. Sensitivity values for submucous myomas and focal endometrial lesions were 100% and 90% for transvaginal sonography and sonohysterography together and 100% and 70% for transvaginal sonography alone. CONCLUSIONS: We found that sonohysterography does provide additional information over transvaginal sonography alone and is an important adjunct to transvaginal sonography in symptomatic women with known or suspected myomas, particularly before surgical or medical therapy.

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adenomyosis

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Leiomyoma Uterine Neoplasms Adult Female Humans Leiomyoma Leiomyoma Observer Variation Predictive Value of Tests Sensitivity and Specificity Ultrasonography Ultrasonography Uterine Neoplasms Uterine Neoplasms Uterus Uterus

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