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Predictive value and prevalence of refractive edge shadow in diagnosis of ovarian dermoids.
Abdominal Radiology 2022 September 14
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of refractive edge shadow in evaluation of ovarian dermoids compared to other benign adnexal masses.
METHODS: Ultrasound images of 139 patients with 154 dermoids, endometriomas, and hemorrhagic cysts were retrospectively reviewed by 3 radiologists blinded to final diagnosis. Ultrasound and clinical features were compared to pathology or follow-up ultrasound results as reference standard. Inter-reader agreements with free-marginal kappa and diagnostic performance were evaluated. The former was compared using Fisher's exact test or Mann-Whitney test with p < 0.05 to determine statistical significance.
RESULTS: The study sample consisted of 154 lesions: 50 dermoids, 50 endometriomas, and 54 hemorrhagic cysts. Refractive edge shadow, homogeneous echogenic appearance, tip of the iceberg sign, mural echogenic nodule, echogenic shadowing focus, and dot-dash sign all were statistically significant across all readers for the diagnosis of dermoid. Prevalence of each feature in dermoids compared to other entities were as follows: refractive edge shadow (70% vs 8%; p < 0.001), homogeneously echogenic appearance (34% vs 2%; p < 0.001), tip of the iceberg sign (16% vs 1%; p < 0.001), mural echogenic nodule (38% vs 2%; p < 0.001), echogenic shadowing focus (13% vs 1%; p < 0.001), and dot-dash sign (44% vs 1%; p < 0.001). Refractive edge shadow had the highest sensitivity, negative predictive value, and accuracy among all ultrasound features associated with dermoids (70%, 86%, and 85%, respectively).
CONCLUSION: Refractive edge shadow is a promising ultrasound feature for diagnosis of dermoids, with the highest diagnostic accuracy and prevalence compared to other previously described features associated with dermoids.
METHODS: Ultrasound images of 139 patients with 154 dermoids, endometriomas, and hemorrhagic cysts were retrospectively reviewed by 3 radiologists blinded to final diagnosis. Ultrasound and clinical features were compared to pathology or follow-up ultrasound results as reference standard. Inter-reader agreements with free-marginal kappa and diagnostic performance were evaluated. The former was compared using Fisher's exact test or Mann-Whitney test with p < 0.05 to determine statistical significance.
RESULTS: The study sample consisted of 154 lesions: 50 dermoids, 50 endometriomas, and 54 hemorrhagic cysts. Refractive edge shadow, homogeneous echogenic appearance, tip of the iceberg sign, mural echogenic nodule, echogenic shadowing focus, and dot-dash sign all were statistically significant across all readers for the diagnosis of dermoid. Prevalence of each feature in dermoids compared to other entities were as follows: refractive edge shadow (70% vs 8%; p < 0.001), homogeneously echogenic appearance (34% vs 2%; p < 0.001), tip of the iceberg sign (16% vs 1%; p < 0.001), mural echogenic nodule (38% vs 2%; p < 0.001), echogenic shadowing focus (13% vs 1%; p < 0.001), and dot-dash sign (44% vs 1%; p < 0.001). Refractive edge shadow had the highest sensitivity, negative predictive value, and accuracy among all ultrasound features associated with dermoids (70%, 86%, and 85%, respectively).
CONCLUSION: Refractive edge shadow is a promising ultrasound feature for diagnosis of dermoids, with the highest diagnostic accuracy and prevalence compared to other previously described features associated with dermoids.
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