Aim of the Study: To assess the vascularity of the renal masses and
differentiation between benign and malignant lesion using colour Duplex
ultrasound.Patients and Methods: 105 patients with suspected renal masses had been
included in this study and were examined by colour Duplex ultrasonography. The
findings were correlated with either ultrasonography guided renal biopsy or surgical
excised assessed mass. Results: 49/105 patients were proved to be benign, while
56/105 were malignant. The US morphological appearance of malignancy was found
in 40/56 (71.4%) with similar incidence in peak systolic shift using cut-off at 2.5
KHz. However. using the complementary effect of both morphologic and doppler
findings could detect accurately 44/56 (78.5%) of malignant masses with high
specificity Conclusion: Doppler ultrasonography is a useful tool to assess the nature
of an solid renal masses. |
