Doppler ultrasound for diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma: efficacy of ultrasound-based screening score

Abstract

Background. The utility of ultrasound imaging in the screening of soft-part tumours (SPTs) has been reported. We classified SPTs according to their blood flow pattern on Doppler ultrasound and re-evaluated the efficacy of this imaging modality as a screening method. Additionally, we combined Doppler ultrasound with several values to improve the diagnostic efficacy and to establish a new diagnostic tool.

Keywords

• doppler ultrasound
• soft-part tumours
• differential diagnosis
• ultrasound-based sarcoma screening score