Transvaginal sonography in suspected pelvic inflammatory disease

Diagnostic Imaging Pathways - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (Suspected)

Diagnostic Imaging Pathways - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (Suspected)

Diagnostic Imaging Pathways - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (Suspected)

Transabdominal Vs Transvaginal Sonography - Comparison in Pelvic Pathologies

Background: To compare and find diagnostic accuracy and efficacy of trans-vaginal and transabdominal sonographic techniques in female pelvic pathologies and to compare both the procedures against the gold standard of biopsy. Methods: In this comparative study two hundred patients with clinical evidence of pelvic disease of gynaecologic origin and patients with suspected ectopic pregnancy alread...

Transvaginal sonography and rectal endoscopic sonography for the assessment of pelvic endometriosis: a preliminary comparison.

BACKGROUND Endometriosis and possible rectal involvement are difficult to assess by physical examination. Previous studies have shown the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging and rectal endoscopic sonography (RES) in this setting, but not that of transvaginal sonography (TVS). The aims of this study were to compare the accuracy of TVS and RES for the diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis,...