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Patel-Lippmann KK, Wasnik AP, Akin EA, Andreotti RF, Ascher SM, Brook OR, Eskander RN, Feldman MK, Jones LP, Martino MA, Patel MD, Patlas MN, Revzin MA, VanBuren W, Yashar CM, Kang SK. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Clinically Suspected Adnexal Mass, No Acute Symptoms: 2023 Update. J Am Coll Radiol 2024; 21:S79-S99. [PMID: 38823957 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
Abstract
Asymptomatic adnexal masses are commonly encountered in daily radiology practice. Although the vast majority of these masses are benign, a small subset have a risk of malignancy, which require gynecologic oncology referral for best treatment outcomes. Ultrasound, using a combination of both transabdominal, transvaginal, and duplex Doppler technique can accurately characterize the majority of these lesions. MRI with and without contrast is a useful complementary modality that can help characterize indeterminate lesions and assess the risk of malignancy is those that are suspicious. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision process support the systematic analysis of the medical literature from peer reviewed journals. Established methodology principles such as Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE are adapted to evaluate the evidence. The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method User Manual provides the methodology to determine the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where peer reviewed literature is lacking or equivocal, experts may be the primary evidentiary source available to formulate a recommendation.
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- The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia; Commission on Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Ascension St. Vincent's, Jacksonville, Florida; University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, Gynecologic oncologist
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Committee on Emergency Radiology-GSER
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- University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California; Commission on Radiation Oncology
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- Specialty Chair, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York
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Antil N, Wang H, Kaffas AE, Desser TS, Folkins A, Longacre T, Berek J, Lutz AM. In Vivo Ultrasound Molecular Imaging in the Evaluation of Complex Ovarian Masses: A Practical Guide to Correlation with Ex Vivo Immunohistochemistry. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2023; 7:e2300091. [PMID: 37403275 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202300091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
Abstract
Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women and the most lethal gynecologic cancer. It is curable when discovered at an early stage, but usually remains asymptomatic until advanced stages. It is crucial to diagnose the disease before it metastasizes to distant organs for optimal patient management. Conventional transvaginal ultrasound imaging offers limited sensitivity and specificity in the ovarian cancer detection. With molecularly targeted ligands addressing targets, such as kinase insert domain receptor (KDR), attached to contrast microbubbles, ultrasound molecular imaging (USMI) can be used to detect, characterize and monitor ovarian cancer at a molecular level. In this article, the authors propose a standardized protocol is proposed for the accurate correlation between in- vivo transvaginal KDR-targeted USMI and ex vivo histology and immunohistochemistry in clinical translational studies. The detailed procedures of in vivo USMI and ex vivo immunohistochemistry are described for four molecular markers, CD31 and KDR with a focus on how to enable the accurate correlation between in vivo imaging findings and ex vivo expression of the molecular markers, even if not the entire tumor could can be imaged by USMI, which is not an uncommon scenario in clinical translational studies. This work aims to enhance the workflow and the accuracy of characterization of ovarian masses on transvaginal USMI using histology and immunohistochemistry as reference standards, which involves sonographers, radiologists, surgeons, and pathologists in a highly collaborative research effort of USMI in cancer.
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- Neha Antil
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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- Stanford Women's Cancer Center, Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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Sadowski EA, Rockall A, Thomassin-Naggara I, Barroilhet LM, Wallace SK, Jha P, Gupta A, Shinagare AB, Guo Y, Reinhold C. Adnexal Lesion Imaging: Past, Present, and Future. Radiology 2023; 307:e223281. [PMID: 37158725 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.223281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Currently, imaging is part of the standard of care for patients with adnexal lesions prior to definitive management. Imaging can identify a physiologic finding or classic benign lesion that can be followed up conservatively. When one of these entities is not present, imaging is used to determine the probability of ovarian cancer prior to surgical consultation. Since the inclusion of imaging in the evaluation of adnexal lesions in the 1970s, the rate of surgery for benign lesions has decreased. More recently, data-driven Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System (O-RADS) scoring systems for US and MRI with standardized lexicons have been developed to allow for assignment of a cancer risk score, with the goal of further decreasing unnecessary interventions while expediting the care of patients with ovarian cancer. US is used as the initial modality for the assessment of adnexal lesions, while MRI is used when there is a clinical need for increased specificity and positive predictive value for the diagnosis of cancer. This article will review how the treatment of adnexal lesions has changed due to imaging over the decades; the current data supporting the use of US, CT, and MRI to determine the likelihood of cancer; and future directions of adnexal imaging for the early detection of ovarian cancer.
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- Elizabeth A Sadowski
- From the Departments of Radiology (E.A.S.) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.A.S., L.M.B., S.K.W.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3/372, Madison, WI 53792-3252; Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK (A.R.); Department of Radiology, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France (I.T.N.); Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (P.J.); Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (A.G.); Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass (A.B.S., Y.G.); Augmented Imaging Precision Health Laboratory (AIPHL), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (C.R.); and Montreal Imaging Experts, Montreal, Canada (C.R.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (E.A.S.) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.A.S., L.M.B., S.K.W.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3/372, Madison, WI 53792-3252; Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK (A.R.); Department of Radiology, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France (I.T.N.); Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (P.J.); Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (A.G.); Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass (A.B.S., Y.G.); Augmented Imaging Precision Health Laboratory (AIPHL), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (C.R.); and Montreal Imaging Experts, Montreal, Canada (C.R.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (E.A.S.) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.A.S., L.M.B., S.K.W.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3/372, Madison, WI 53792-3252; Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK (A.R.); Department of Radiology, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France (I.T.N.); Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (P.J.); Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (A.G.); Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass (A.B.S., Y.G.); Augmented Imaging Precision Health Laboratory (AIPHL), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (C.R.); and Montreal Imaging Experts, Montreal, Canada (C.R.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (E.A.S.) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.A.S., L.M.B., S.K.W.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3/372, Madison, WI 53792-3252; Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK (A.R.); Department of Radiology, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France (I.T.N.); Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (P.J.); Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (A.G.); Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass (A.B.S., Y.G.); Augmented Imaging Precision Health Laboratory (AIPHL), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (C.R.); and Montreal Imaging Experts, Montreal, Canada (C.R.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (E.A.S.) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.A.S., L.M.B., S.K.W.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3/372, Madison, WI 53792-3252; Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK (A.R.); Department of Radiology, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France (I.T.N.); Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (P.J.); Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (A.G.); Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass (A.B.S., Y.G.); Augmented Imaging Precision Health Laboratory (AIPHL), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (C.R.); and Montreal Imaging Experts, Montreal, Canada (C.R.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (E.A.S.) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.A.S., L.M.B., S.K.W.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3/372, Madison, WI 53792-3252; Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK (A.R.); Department of Radiology, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France (I.T.N.); Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (P.J.); Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (A.G.); Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass (A.B.S., Y.G.); Augmented Imaging Precision Health Laboratory (AIPHL), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (C.R.); and Montreal Imaging Experts, Montreal, Canada (C.R.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (E.A.S.) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.A.S., L.M.B., S.K.W.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3/372, Madison, WI 53792-3252; Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK (A.R.); Department of Radiology, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France (I.T.N.); Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (P.J.); Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (A.G.); Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass (A.B.S., Y.G.); Augmented Imaging Precision Health Laboratory (AIPHL), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (C.R.); and Montreal Imaging Experts, Montreal, Canada (C.R.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (E.A.S.) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.A.S., L.M.B., S.K.W.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3/372, Madison, WI 53792-3252; Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK (A.R.); Department of Radiology, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France (I.T.N.); Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (P.J.); Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (A.G.); Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass (A.B.S., Y.G.); Augmented Imaging Precision Health Laboratory (AIPHL), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (C.R.); and Montreal Imaging Experts, Montreal, Canada (C.R.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (E.A.S.) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.A.S., L.M.B., S.K.W.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3/372, Madison, WI 53792-3252; Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK (A.R.); Department of Radiology, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France (I.T.N.); Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (P.J.); Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (A.G.); Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass (A.B.S., Y.G.); Augmented Imaging Precision Health Laboratory (AIPHL), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (C.R.); and Montreal Imaging Experts, Montreal, Canada (C.R.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (E.A.S.) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (E.A.S., L.M.B., S.K.W.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, E3/372, Madison, WI 53792-3252; Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK (A.R.); Department of Radiology, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France (I.T.N.); Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (P.J.); Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (A.G.); Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass (A.B.S., Y.G.); Augmented Imaging Precision Health Laboratory (AIPHL), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and Department of Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (C.R.); and Montreal Imaging Experts, Montreal, Canada (C.R.)
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Li Y, Lu X, Chen L, Zhang Q, Wang N, Wang J, Lin L, Hu G, Zhang Y, Liu A. Identification of ovarian endometriotic cysts in cystic lesions of the ovary by amide proton transfer-weighted imaging and R2∗ mapping. Clin Radiol 2023; 78:e106-e112. [PMID: 36334944 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2022.09.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
AIM To investigate the value of amide proton transfer weighted (APTw) imaging and R2∗ mapping of cystic fluid in differentiating ovarian endometriotic cysts (OE) from other ovarian cystic (OOC) lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 42 patients who underwent 3 T pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were enrolled. Nineteen lesions were OE and 27 lesions were OOC. The APTw imaging and R2∗ values of the cystic fluid were measured and compared between the two groups using the independent sample t-test or Mann-Whitney U-test. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of different parameters. The area under ROC curves (AUCs) was compared using the Delong test. Spearman's correlation analysis was used to assess the correlation between APTw imaging and R2∗ values. RESULTS APTw imaging values of OE were lower, while R2∗ values were higher in OE than those in OOC (p=0.001 and < 0.001). The AUCs of APTw imaging and R2∗ values to identify OE from OOC were 0.910 and 0.975. The AUC increased to 0.990 when combining APTw imaging and R2∗ values, yet without a significant difference to the APTw imaging or R2∗ value alone (p=0.229 and 0.082, respectively). APTw imaging values were negatively correlated with R2∗ values (r=-0.522, p<0.001). CONCLUSION Both APTw imaging and R2∗ values of OE are significantly different from other ovarian cystic lesions. APTw imaging combined with R2∗ values show excellent diagnostic efficacy to differentiate between OE and OOC.
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- Y Li
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Philips Healthcare, Beijing, China
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- Philips Healthcare, Beijing, China
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- Philips Healthcare, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
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