Doppler Ultrasound Flow Evaluation of the Uterine Arteries Significantly Correlates with Tumor Size in Cervical Cancer Patients

Bolla, Daniele; In-Albon, Sarah; Papadia, Andrea; Naro, Edoardo Di; Gasparri, Maria Luisa; Mueller, Christoph; Raio, Luigi

doi:10.1245/s10434-015-4655-4

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“…We did not observe any difference in EDV, PI or RI values between infiltrated and non-infiltrated vessels before the treatment, but PSV value was significantly higher in infiltrated uterine arteries. Our results correspond to those obtained by Bolla et al [26] and cited above. In our opinion, especially when MRI cannot be used for diagnostic purposes, a high PSV value in uterine arteries can be valuable information.…”

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The assessment of spectral Doppler parameters in uterine arteries of patients with locally advanced squamous cell cervical cancer

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Objectives: Evaluate spectral Doppler parameters peak systolic velocity (PSV), end diastolic velocity (EDV), resistance index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) in infiltrated and non-infiltrated uterine arteries of patients with locally advanced (stages II B, III B) squamous cell cervical cancer and their changes during treatment.Material and methods: the study group included 36 patients aged 35-78 years old. At diagnosis, PSV, EDV, RI and PI in uterine arteries were examined and compared with MRI findings. All patients underwent transvaginal doppler ultrasonography prior to the treatment, after external beam radiation therapy and six weeks after the last application of brachytherapy. Results:The median PSV value in the first examination was higher in infiltrated uterine arteries than compared to non-infiltrated ones (p = 0.001). The PSV values for all vessels decreased between the first and the third observation (p < 0.001). There was a significant difference in PI values between infiltrated and non-infiltrated uterine arteries between the first and the third examination (p = 0.027). Conclusions:In patients with locally advanced cervical cancer of uterine arteries, assessment of PSV but not EDV, RI or PI can be helpful in differentiating infiltrated from non-infiltrated vessels. In this group of patients, radiotherapy decreases PSV, but not EDV, RI or PI values in uterine arteries. An observation conducted from the onset of radiotherapy to end of the follow-up in uterine arteries reveals that PI, but not RI, PSV or EDV, is different in infiltrated and non-infiltrated vessels.

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“…Similar findings, which also regarded RI values, were presented by Breyer et al [25]. Additionally, Bolla et al [26] found a positive correlation between tumor diameter, uterine artery end-diastolic velocity and PSV, but not RI or PI. In our study, only patients with locally advanced cervical cancer were evaluated.…”

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The assessment of spectral Doppler parameters in uterine arteries of patients with locally advanced squamous cell cervical cancer

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“…The American College of Radiology Imaging Network breast screening study 6666 project results showed that ultrasound was more effective for screening breast invasive carcinoma than X-ray [10]. However, traditional imaging methods including ultrasound are not effective for detecting early cervical cancer lesions [11][12][13]. Although imaging is included in the 2018 cervical cancer National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines as the staging and treatment guidance standard, it is only applicable to the middle and advanced stages of the disease [7,14].…”

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A Preliminary Study on Exploring a potential Ultrasound Method for Predicting Cervical Cancer

Zheng¹,

Lin²,

Xu³

et al. 2022

J. Cancer

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Background:The level of cervical cancer screening in underdeveloped countries is far behind that of developed countries mostly because current cervical cancer screening methods are difficult to implement in underdeveloped countries. The use of non-invasive, repeatable, and low-cost ultrasound needs to be accessed. Methods: The Canadian Sonix TOUCH ultrasound system and transvaginal ultrasound probe were used to record ultrasound radio frequency (RF) signals from cervical tissues of 69 patients with cervical cancer and 37 healthy women. The self-compiled RF time series signal analysis software was used to extract 3 different dimensions of parameters of the region of interest (ROI), including time domain, frequency domain, and fractal dimension (FD). Fourteen spectrum characteristic parameters were extracted, of which structure function method FD (SFD) and Higuchi FD belonged to FD parameters; slope, intercept, midbandfit, S1, S2, S3, and S4 were frequency domain parameters; and fuzzy entropy, kurtosis, peak, cross zero count, and cross zero standard deviation (Std) were time domain parameters. Results:The average values of the five time-domain characteristic parameters of cervical cancer tissues were smaller than those of normal cervical tissues (fuzzy entropy: 1.70±0.29 vs. 1.83±0.20; kurtosis: 0.347±0.03 vs. 0.350±0.02; peak: 1989.9±166.8 vs. 2024.69±187.5; cross zero count: 3.77±0.31 vs. 3.81±0.29; cross zero Std: 1.26±0.17 vs. 1.33±0.14), although the differences were not statistically significant (P = 0.130, 0.326, 0.618, 0.442, and 0.204, respectively). The average values of the two FD characteristic parameters and the seven frequency domain characteristic parameters of cervical cancer tissues were larger than those of normal tissues (SFD: 1.84±0.28 vs. 1.46±0.39; Higuchi FD: 1.71±0.30 vs. 1.28±0.30;

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3D vocal power Doppler sonography for the estimation of tumor volume and vascularization in stage IB1 cervical cancer

Diamantopoulos

Theodora

Semertzidou

et al. 2018

Arch Gynecol Obstet

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Doppler Ultrasound Flow Evaluation of the Uterine Arteries Significantly Correlates with Tumor Size in Cervical Cancer Patients

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The assessment of spectral Doppler parameters in uterine arteries of patients with locally advanced squamous cell cervical cancer

The assessment of spectral Doppler parameters in uterine arteries of patients with locally advanced squamous cell cervical cancer

A Preliminary Study on Exploring a potential Ultrasound Method for Predicting Cervical Cancer

3D vocal power Doppler sonography for the estimation of tumor volume and vascularization in stage IB1 cervical cancer

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