Trans-vaginal sono-elastography in the differentiation of endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma

To evaluate efficiency of sono-elastography in differentiation of endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma. Between January 2014 and January 2015, 45 perimenopausal female patients with endometrial thickness more than 6mm were examined by TV sono-elastography procedure. Results of ultrasound and elastography were compared with pathological data (reference standard). Strain ratios were compared between typical, atypical endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma. Accuracies of SR in differentiating hyperplasia and endometrial cancer were assessed with the Student t test, and cutoff values were determined with receiver operating curve analysis. There was statistically significant difference between mean SR ratio of endometrial carcinoma (11.4) and endometrial hyperplasia (2.7) (P