CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ultraschall Med 2022; 43(06): 550-569
DOI: 10.1055/a-1912-5361
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Evaluation of Adnexal Masses: The IOTA Concept

Beurteilung von Adnexbefunden: Das IOTA-Konzept
Gwendolin Manegold-Brauer 
1   Department of prenatal medicine and gynecologic ultrasound, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
,
Dirk Timmerman
2   Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium
,
Markus Hoopmann
3   Department of obstetrics and gynaecology, University of Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Abstract

Ovarian lesions have a wide range of sonomorphological features with numerous different underlying benign and malignant histologies. Based on the studies conducted by the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) group, ovarian masses can currently be reliably characterized by ultrasound. In the following article, we explain how to use the IOTA terms and definitions and we provide insight into how to safely triage patients with an ovarian mass.

Zusammenfassung

Ovarielle Raumforderungen haben ein breites Spektrum von sonomorphologischer Kriterien, denen zahlreiche verschiedene benigne und maligne Histologien zugrunde liegen. Auf der Grundlage der Studien der International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA)-Gruppe können diese zuverlässig mittels Ultraschall charakterisiert werden. Im folgenden Artikel erläutern wir die Verwendung der IOTA-Terminologie und -Definitionen und geben einen Einblick in die Triagierung von Patientinnen mit Ovarialbefunden.



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Article published online:
11 October 2022

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