Characteristics of blood flow in cancer of the uterine cervix

Abstract

Blood flow characteristics were measured in patients with histologically proved cervical cancer and compared to normal values. Flow parameters were derived by color and pulsed Doppler ultrasound. The results showed a significant difference in the mean values of resistance index and pulsatility index among the diseased patients and healthy controls. However, the method does not have the required sensitivity for screening purposes, so that its value may mainly be in the follow‐up of patients treated conservatively with radiation and chemotherapy. Copyright © 1993 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology Copyright © 1993 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology