According to a recent article published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the addition of color Doppler imaging (CDI) to standard sonography greatly improves the accuracy of distinguishing between cancerous and non-cancerous ovarian masses prior to surgery.
Researchers from India recently conducted a clinical trial to evaluate the benefits of adding CDI to standard gray/white sonography to help determine the nature of ovarian masses in women prior to surgery. The addition of color enhancement improves the visualization of blood flow through and around the mass; cancerous masses tend to have higher blood flow.
The researchers concluded that the addition of CDI to sonography results in high accuracy of distinguishing between cancerous and non-cancerous ovarian masses prior to surgery. These results provide important information for the surgeon in terms of aggressiveness of the planned surgery, particularly for younger women who wish to have children in the future.