Ultrasound measurement of ovarian volume a possible screening test for ovarian cancer

ABSTRACT

The volume of the ovary was determined by ultrasonography as well as by direct measurement during laparotomy in 20 women. The results showed a good correlation between both measurements. This fact was used to establish normal ovarian volumes in the follicle- bearing ovary and the contralateral ovary in different phases of the menstrual cycle in 30 normal subjects. The same method was used to determine the normal range of ovarian volume in another group of 30 postmenopausal women. An age specific ovarian volume table was also constructed. The possibility of using serial measurement of ovarian volumes by ultrasound as a screening test for ovarian cancer was raised