Evaluating the risk of malignancy in adnexal masses: validation of O-RADS and comparison with ADNEX model, SA, and RMI

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic value of Ovarian-adnexal Reporting and Data System (O-RADS), and to compare it with Assessment of Different NEoplasias in the adnexa (ADNEX) model, subjective assessment (SA), and risk of malignancy index (RMI) in differentiating benign and malignant adnexal masses (AMs). Material and methods: Ultrasound characteristics of 445 patients included in the study were retrospectively analyzed and evaluated using diagnostic models. The diagnostic performances of ultrasound diagnostic models were measured by assessing, receiver-operating characteristic curves, sensitivities, positive predictive values, positive likelihood ratios, specificities, negative predictive values, and negative likelihood ratios. Kappa values were used to evaluate inter-reviewer agreement (IRA). Results: Of the 445 AMs, 265 were benign and 180 were malignant. The area under the curve (AUC) of O-RADS (0.941), ADNEX model (0.925), and SA (0.931) were higher than RMI (0.815) (all p < 0.05). The sensitivity of O-RADS (93.3%), ADNEX model (94.4%), and SA (96.1%) were higher than RMI (70.6%) (p?> 0.05), and there was no statistical significance among them (p?> 0.05). The specificity of O-RADS, ADNEX model, SA, and RMI was 90.2%, 90.6%, 90.2%, and 92.5%, respectively, with no statistical significance (p?> 0.05). All four ultrasound diagnostic methods showed better IRA. Conclusions: O-RADS, ADNEX model and SA have better diagnostic value in differentiating benign and malignant AMs than RMI.