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Role of Doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of superficial soft tissue lesions

Research Authors
Andrew S Gerges, Hassan I Megalli, Abeer H Ali
Research Date
Research Journal
Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice
Research Member
Research Publisher
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Research Vol
7
Research Website
DOI: 10.4103/jcmrp.jcmrp_96_21
Research Year
2022
Research_Pages
183-190
Research Abstract

Objectives
To evaluate the role of Doppler ultrasound (DUS) in the characterization of superficial soft tissue lesions using histopathological examination as a gold standard.
Patients and methods
Forty patients, mean age 37.43 ± 16.9 years complaining of superficial soft tissue swelling in any region of the body were prospectively included. Gray scale evaluation was performed and then color Doppler interrogation was applied to evaluate its vascularity and finally spectral Doppler analysis. DUS findings were subjected to histopathologic correlation.
Results
Five malignant and 35 benign lesions were histopathologically diagnosed. There was strong agreement (K = 0.89) between DUS impression and histopathological diagnosis (P < 0.001).
Conclusions
DUS can characterize the nature of superficial soft tissue lesions and discriminate benign from malignant.