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Gynaecologic Ultrasound

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Sonography has become indispensable in the evaluation of gynaecological disease. The trans-abdominal and transvaginal sonography are well-established techniques and complementary to each other, for assessing the female pelvic organs. Good distension of the urinary bladder displaces the bowel out of the pelvis so that the entire uterus including the fundus, ovaries and adnexa are clearly visualised, while the empty urinary bladder is required for transvaginal sonography. Images in the sagittal and coronal planes are obtained. Transvaginal sonography provides greater detail of the internal characteristics of a pelvic mass because of the higher frequency of the transducer.

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Diwakar, R.K. (2018). Gynaecologic Ultrasound. In: Diwakar, R. (eds) Basics of Abdominal, Gynaecological, Obstetrics and Small Parts Ultrasound. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4873-9_3

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