[Doppler ultrasonography for detection of pathologic changes in uterine body endometrium]

Ginekol Pol. 1997 Dec;68(12):604-9.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the role of transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography in detecting endometrial pathology in postmenopausal women A group of 140 women with abnormal postmenopausal bleeding was examined by TVS with color Doppler before D & C. Histopathologic and blood flow characteristics were evaluated. Abnormal blood flow characteristics were evaluated. Abnormal blood flow within endometrium was visualized in 78% cases of cancer. RI and PI values were lowered in hyperplasia and significantly in cancer groups. Transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography can depict endometrial pathology, even in asymptomatic women.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / complications
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Postmenopause
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
  • Uterine Hemorrhage / etiology