PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pinto, Patrícia
AU  - Borcinova, Martina
AU  - Wiesnerova, Markéta
AU  - Fruhauf, Filip
AU  - Burgetova, Andrea
AU  - Masek, Martin
AU  - Lambert, Lukas
AU  - Chiappa, Valentina
AU  - Franchi, Dorella
AU  - Testa, Antonia C
AU  - Moro, Francesca
AU  - Avesani, Giacomo
AU  - Panico, Camilla
AU  - Alessi, Sarah
AU  - Pricolo, Paola
AU  - Vigorito, Rafaella
AU  - Calareso, Giuseppina
AU  - Kocian, Roman
AU  - Slama, Jiri
AU  - Fagotti, Anna
AU  - Urbinati, Ailyn Vidal
AU  - Signorelli, Mauro
AU  - Valentin, Lil
AU  - Cibula, David
AU  - Fischerova, Daniela
TI  - #385 Patient satisfaction with ultrasound, CT and WB-DWI/MRI for preoperative ovarian cancer staging: a multicenter prospective survey
AID  - 10.1136/ijgc-2023-ESGO.243
DP  - 2023 Sep 01
TA  - International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer
PG  - A118--A118
VI  - 33
IP  - Suppl 3
4099  - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/33/Suppl_3/A118.1.short
4100  - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/33/Suppl_3/A118.1.full
SO  - Int J Gynecol Cancer2023 Sep 01; 33
AB  - Introduction/Background In addition to the diagnostic accuracy of imaging methods, patient-reported satisfaction with imaging methods is important. The aim is to report patients‘ experience with ultrasound, whole-body computed tomography (CT) and whole-body diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (WB-DWI/MRI) for preoperative ovarian cancer staging.Methodology 144 patients with suspected ovarian cancer at four institutions in two countries (Italy, Czech Republic) underwent ultrasound, CT and WB-DWI/MRI for staging purposes between January 2020 and November 2022. After having undergone all three examinations, the patients filled in a questionnaire evaluating their experience in five domains: overall experience, preparation before the examination, duration of examination, noise during the procedure, radiation load of CT, surrounding space. Pain perception, examination-related patient perceived adverse events, and preferred method were also noted.Results Ultrasound was the preferred method by 49% (70/144) of responders, followed by CT (38%, 55/144), and WB-DWI/MRI (13%, 19/144). CT was the preferred method regarding overall experience and duration of examination. Ultrasound was preferred concerning preparation before examination, noise and surrounding space. The poorest experience in all domains was reported for WB-DWI/MRI, which was also associated with the largest number of patient reported adverse events (e.g. dyspnea). Patients reported higher levels of pain during the ultrasound examination than during CT and WB-DWI/MRI (P<0.001): 78% (112/144) reported no pain or mild pain, 19% (27/144) moderate pain, and 3% (5/144) reported severe pain (pain score >7 of 10) during the ultrasound examination. We did not identify any factors related to patients‘ preferred method.Conclusion Ultrasound was the imaging method preferred by most patients despite being the most painful when compared with CT and WB-DWI/MRI.Disclosures This work was funded by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic (Czech Health Research Council), grant number NV19–03-00552.