title: Transvaginal color duplex sonography: clinical potentials and limitations.
abstract: This overview describes our preliminary experience in the application of transvaginal color Doppler sonography in evaluation of the uterus and ovaries. The main indications for this type of sonography include evaluation for ovarian torsion, differentiation of benign from malignant ovarian masses, diagnosis of pelvic congestion, and assessment of utero-ovarian perfusion. Obstetric applications include evaluation of complicated early pregnancy and evaluation of placental disorders such as placenta accreta. No doubt future applications will arise soon from active investigation with this new technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville 37232-2675.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fleischer
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kepple
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003116:Color; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014621:Vagina