Quality standard
Quality statement 7: Other imaging
Quality statement 7: Other imaging
Quality statement
Women with an indeterminate adnexal mass on ultrasound are offered MRI for further characterisation.
Quality measures
The following measures can be used to assess the quality of care or service provision specified in the statement. They are examples of how the statement can be measured, and can be adapted and used flexibly.
Structure
Evidence of local arrangements to ensure women with an indeterminate adnexal mass on ultrasound have MRI for further characterisation.
Data source: Local data collection.
Process
Proportion of women with an indeterminate adnexal mass on ultrasound who have MRI for further characterisation.
Numerator – the number of women in the denominator who have MRI for further characterisation.
Denominator – the number of women with an indeterminate adnexal mass on ultrasound.
Data source: National Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset, available from the National Cancer Intelligence Network.
What the quality statement means for different audiences
Service providers ensure systems are in place for women with an indeterminate adnexal mass on ultrasound to have MRI for further characterisation.
Healthcare professionals ensure women with an indeterminate adnexal mass on ultrasound are offered MRI for further characterisation.
Commissioners ensure they commission services in which women with an indeterminate adnexal mass on ultrasound have MRI for further characterisation.
Women with a mass, growth or lump next to their womb, which usually arises from the ovary or fallopian tube (called an adnexal mass), found by ultrasound, are offered an MRI scan to help find out if it is cancerous or non-cancerous.
Source guidance
The Royal College of Radiologists. iRefer: Making the best use of clinical radiology: referral guidelines, recommendations CA42 diagnosis (MRI) and CA43 staging (MRI)