Katherine C Bergus, Maria E Knaus, Amanda J Onwuka, Amin Afrazi, Lesley Breech, Kristine S Corkum, Patrick A Dillon, Peter F Ehrlich, Mary E Fallat, Jason D Fraser, Samir K Gadepalli, Julia E Grabowski, S Paige Hertweck, Rashmi Kabre, Dave R Lal, Matthew P Landman, Charles M Leys, Grace Z Mak, Troy A Markel, Naila Merchant, R Elliott Overman, Brooks L Rademacher, Manish T Raiji, Beth Rymeski, Thomas T Sato, Tiffany Wright, Jennifer H Aldrink, Geri D Hewitt, Peter C Minneci, Katherine J Deans
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess diagnostic performance of MRI to predict ovarian malignancy alone and compared to other diagnostic studies. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of patients aged 2 to 21 years who underwent ovarian mass resection between 2009-2021 at eleven pediatric hospitals. Sociodemographic information, clinical and imaging findings, tumor markers, and operative and pathology details were collected. Diagnostic performance for detecting malignancy was assessed by calculating sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) for MRI with other diagnostic modalities...
November 24, 2023: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology