Everyday Practice of 2D/3D Vaginal Ultrasound in Reproductive Gynecology

Petanovski, Zorancho and Petanovska Kostova, Emilija (2020) Everyday Practice of 2D/3D Vaginal Ultrasound in Reproductive Gynecology. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 14 (2). pp. 97-116. ISSN 0973-614X, eISSN: 0975-1912

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Abstract

The key point of this review is to evaluate the diagnostic capability of the initial 2D/3D vaginal ultrasound (US) for the most common conditions
that have negative impact on the reproductive potential in women. From our experience with 2D/3D transvaginal US as the initial examination
in more than 10,000 patients in the last couple of years, we choose specific cases of different pathologies such as fibroids, endometrial polyps,
endometrial synechiae, uterine congenital anomalies, polycystic ovaries (PCOs), ovarian follicular monitoring, and endometrial receptivity
assessment. Vaginal US is the method of choice for initial examination in evaluation of the reproductive potential in female patients. The 2D
vaginal US examination gives only preliminary data, while the 3D vaginal US increases the efficiency and predictive value of the examination.
Some pathologies detected on 2D vaginal US such as uterine anomalies, in general, indicate the presence of the anomaly, while 3D vaginal US
fully detects the type of uterine anomalies. Doppler techniques bring detection of neovascularization in specific pathologies and give a view of
the vascularization in general, which is essential in this field. Combination of 2D and 3D US is a powerful tool in the hands of a gynecologist in
everyday practice. Improvement in 3D, 3D Doppler, and power Doppler vaginal US supplemented with new software tools rises the predictive
value of US in the diagnosis of female reproductive system pathology and makes it equal with other diagnostic tools such as magnetic resonance
imaging. On the contrary, 2D and 3D US examination are less traumatic for the patients and are less expensive.
Keywords: 2D/3D ultrasonography, 3D Doppler, Reproductive gynecology.
Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2020): 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1640

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Zoranco Petanovski
Date Deposited:	28 Nov 2023 09:15
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2023 11:35
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/32599

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