Reliability and Agreement of Ultrasonographic Measures of the Ovarian Stroma: Impact of Methodology.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Increased ovarian stromal area (SA), stromal-to-ovarian area ratio (S/A), and echogenicity (SEcho) on ultrasonography have been proposed as diagnostic markers for polycystic ovary syndrome. Although several methods to evaluate the stroma exist, their reproducibility has not been defined which limits clinical utility. This study aimed to determine the interrater reliability and agreement of methods to evaluate SA, S/A, and SEcho.

Methods

Five raters tested 3 methods to obtain SA and S/A, and one to obtain SEcho on 30 ovarian cineloops under two imaging conditions, simulating real-time (free-choice) or offline (fixed-frame) imaging. For SA, Method 1 subtracted follicular area from the ovarian area, Method 2 involved outlining the periphery of the stroma, and Method

SUBMITTER: Vanden Brink H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9285645 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature