Diagnosis of Testicular Torsion and Differentiation From Other Pathologies Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
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Tarih
2023
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Elsevier Science Inc
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
OBJECTIVE To develop a near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy device to diagnose testicular torsion with high sen-sitivity and specificity. Specifically, we aim to investigate the differentiation between testicular torsion from other pathologies such as orchidoepididymitis, varicocele, and hydrocele.METHODS Two LEDs with wavelengths of 660 nm and 940 nm were used as light sources in the device. Each wavelength was sent to the testicle successively, and a photodiode detected back-reflected diffuse light. The ratio of the light intensities of 660 nm and 940 nm was used as a diagnostic parameter. A multi-center clinical trial was performed in 5 different hospitals.RESULTS In total, 62 patients in urology clinics with acute testicular pain have been recruited for the study. The developed NIR spectroscopy correctly defined all 8 testicular torsion cases. Besides, 3 orchid-oepididymitis, 1 varicocele, and 3 hydrocele cases were correctly distinguished from testicular tor-sion. Only 1 hydrocele case was misdiagnosed as torsion. The range of the ratio was between 0.14 and 1.16 overall measurements. The ratio varied between 0.14 and 0.3 for the testicle with tor-sion. The ratio was between 0.49 and 1.16 for the normal testicle and testicle with other patholo-gies mentioned above.CONCLUSION We have chosen the threshold ratio of 0.4 to differentiate between the normal and torsion testis and diagnosed all the torsion cases among all normal and other pathologies. The developed optical device to diagnose testicular torsion is inexpensive, user-friendly, and works based on objective criteria with high sensitivity and specificity in real time. UROLOGY 173: 159-163, 2023.(c) 2023 Elsevier Inc.
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Spermatic Cord, Feasibility
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Urology
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Q2
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Q2
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173
