ROLE OF ULTRASOUND AS AN IMAGING MODALITY IN THE UTERINE MASSES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 19
Abstract
BACKGROUND In the preoperative diagnosis and management of patients with gynaecologic pelvic masses, gray scale ultrasound or computed tomography can provide significant clinical data.[1] Accurate evaluation of uterine and adnexal masses has become more feasible because of advances in imaging. Sonography is now considered an extension of the physical examination and is used as the primary imaging technique for the evaluation of any female pelvic mass.[3] Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the role of ultrasound as an imaging modality in uterine masses in a tertiary care hospital. Aims and Objectives1. To study the clinico-radiological profile of patients presenting with uterine masses by using sonography. 2. Pre-operative assessment of benign versus malignant tumours by sonography. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study was conducted over a period of one and a half years (May 2006 to September 2007) in the Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Sidhra, Jammu. A total of 20 patients were referred to the Department of Radiodiagnosis for the evaluation of uterine masses on the basis of high clinical suspicion. They were radiologically evaluated by ultrasound. The images were further evaluated clinically and radiologically. RESULTS A total of 20 patients were referred to the Department of Radiodiagnosis. They included the following cases- benign uterine masses (18) and malignant uterine masses (2). CONCLUSION Ultrasonography is usually the initial diagnostic examination performed in the elucidation of uterine and adnexal masses, because of superb delineation of the pelvic organs through the fluid filled urinary bladder. Thus, to conclude ultrasound is an effective imaging technique for evaluation of uterine masses and determining the consistency of the mass.
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Singhal R. P, Pardaman Singh Setia, Kawal Preet Kaur, Virinder Mohan, Payal Bansal
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