Ultrasound as a possible screening method in ovarian cancer

Ultrasound is a diagnostic method suitable for first level screening of ovarian cancer. The results in 4350 patients confirmed that ultrasound examination, both transabdominal and transvaginal, can be considered quite satisfactory because the sensibility was 100%.

ultrasound; ovarian cancer screening

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