Analysis of color doppler flow imaging diagnosis of benign and malignant of superficial substantial tumors / 中国医师杂志

Objective To explore the value of Color Doppler Flow Imaging in diagnosis of superfi-cial substantial tumors.Methods Retrospective analysis of 742 cases of superficial substantial masses ( all confirmed by operation and pathology) of Patients'ultrasonography , and summarized its features of benign and malignant, and made a comparison.Results Of the 742 patients, ultrasound detection rate of 100%, including 12 cases of malignant lesions, ultrasound diagnosis of 12 malignant cases, the accuracy rate of 100%;730 cases of benign lesions, ultrasound diagnosis of 711 cases of benign, qualitative accuracy rate 97.4%.Conclusions Color Doppler Flow Imaging has an important value in the diagnosis of benign and malignant of superficial substantial tumors.

Preliminary study of 3D ultrasound in visualization of levator hiatus in intrapartum women / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective To visualize the pelvic floor structures by translabial three‐dimensional(3D) ultrasonography performed during labor and immediately after delivery, and to observe the morphological changes of levator hiatus in intrapartum women. Methods Totally 62 nulliparous women with singleton pregnancy and cephalic presentation in labor ward underwent intrapartum translabial 3D ultrasound examination before cervical dilatation, at 10 cm dilatation and immediately after delivery. Volume datasets were obtained at rest, biometric measurements and observation of the morphological changes of levator hiatus in different stages were determined in the axial plane. Comparative analyses of parameters in three stages were carried out. Results Translabial 3D ultrasound demonstrated the pelvic floor structures of intrapartum women well. All biometric measurements of the hiatus before cervical dilatation were the smallest and became the largest at 10 cm dilatation, showed statistically significant differences. The measurements after delivery got smaller immediately but still significantly larger than those before cervical dilatation ( P <0 0.01). Conclusions Translabial 3D ultrasound examination of the pelvic floor during labor and within the first 2h after delivery is feasible. It seems to be an effective tool to visualize pelvic floor structures in intrapartum women. Hiatal enlargement may be a common consequence of vaginal childbirth.