Sonovaginography: A Useful Technique in the Assessment of the Lower Genital Tract
| Autor: | Samuel C. Johnson, N. Tugce Yegul, Patricia Balcacer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Transperineal approach Ultrasound Anatomy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Vaginal canal 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Vagina Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Physical exam Radiology Lower genital tract Abnormality business Cervix |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 36:1917-1933 |
| ISSN: | 0278-4297 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jum.14216 |
| Popis: | Conventional sonographic evaluation of the cervix and vagina is compromised by inattention, poor subject contrast, and obscuring artifacts. We describe a technique involving distention of the vaginal canal and fornices with ultrasound gel, providing an acoustic window for improved definition of the cervix and vagina. This exam is usually performed in concert with transvaginal sonography, but a transabdominal or transperineal approach may be more useful in selected scenarios. A wide variety of formerly sonographically inconspicuous conditions are demonstrable with this technique, many of which were undetected or inadequately characterized on the physical exam. Cervical polyps were the most commonly seen abnormality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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