Klin Onkol 1994; 7(4): 120-126.
Supported by the department of Veterans Affairs Medical Research Service and Kansas Health Foundation, Wichita, KS, USA.
Although computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have revolutienized the diagnostic radiology, other imaging techniques are of potential interest to the medical oncologist. This paper presents an updated review on the color coded duplex ultrasonography in the differential diagnosis of various malignancies, including the primary and metastatic tumors of the liver, eye, breast, genitourinary tract, gynecologic malignancies, lung cancer and children solid tumors. The paper includes results from the original observations in forty patients and outlines perspectives for clinical studies in other malignancies. Advantages and disadvantages of color coded duplex ultrasonography in individual solid tumors is discused and its potential use as an ancillary noninvasive method in the differential diagnosis of the malignant and benign tumor lesions is recommended.
