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Ultrasound and Ovarian Cancer

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Ovarian Cancer

Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research ((CTAR,volume 107))

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The last thirty years have seen rapid technological advances in ultrasound evaluation of the ovaries. These advances include real-time ultrasound in the 1970’s, endovaginal probes in the mid 1980’s, color Doppler in the early 1990’s, and power Doppler imaging and 3-dimensional imaging in the late 1990’s. With each of these technologies, investigators have attempted to improve on the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in discriminating benign from malignant disease.

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Cohen, L., Fishman, D.A. (2002). Ultrasound and Ovarian Cancer. In: Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 107. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3587-1_5

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