Practical applications of 3D sonography in gynecologic imaging

Rochelle F Andreotti; Arthur C Fleischer

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2014.07.001

Practical applications of 3D sonography in gynecologic imaging

Radiol Clin North Am. 2014 Nov;52(6):1201-13. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2014.07.001. Epub 2014 Sep 2.

Authors

Rochelle F Andreotti¹, Arthur C Fleischer²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South, CCC-1118 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2675, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South, CCC-1118 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2675, USA. Electronic address: rochelle.f.andreotti@vanderbilt.edu.
² Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South, CCC-1118 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2675, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South, CCC-1118 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2675, USA.

PMID: 25444101
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2014.07.001

Abstract

Volume imaging in the pelvis has been well demonstrated to be an extremely useful technique, largely based on its ability to reconstruct the coronal plane of the uterus that usually cannot be visualized using traditional 2-dimensional (2D) imaging. As a result, this technique is now a part of the standard pelvic ultrasound protocol in many institutions. A variety of valuable applications of 3D sonography in the pelvis are discussed in this article.

Keywords: 3D pelvic sonography; IUD malposition; Uterine shape anomalies.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Endometrium / diagnostic imaging
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Intrauterine Device Migration*
Ultrasonography
Uterine Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Uterus / abnormalities*
Uterus / diagnostic imaging*