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The relative specificity of CDS versus conventional TVS was assessed i
n 96 women with surgically excised and pathologically examined pelvic
masses. In general, CDS was more specific than TVS in 43% of cases, bo
th were equally specific in 41%, neither was more specific in 10%, and
TVS was more specific than CDS in 6%. In particular, CDS seemed to be
most specific in detecting ovarian malignancies, ovarian torsion, and
ectopic pregnancy. The positive and negative predictive values of CDS
were higher in postmenopausal women than in premenopausal women. The
use of CDS as an adjunct to TVS is supported by the data from this stu
dy.