title: [Possibilities of echography in the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome].
abstract: An examination was made to define the significance of echography in the diagnosis of the polycystic ovary syndrome. A total of 276 patients with the morphologically verified disease and 70 healthy females of reproductive age were studied. It was found that the reliable results in detecting the disease might be obtained when the ovarian-uterine index (OUI) proposed by the authors was calculated. The OUI is the quotient obtained when the mean ovary volume was divided by the uterine thickness. It was ascertained that the OUI greater than 3.5 was indicative of the polycystic ovary syndrome in 91%. The index lower than the threshold value was suggestive of normal ovaries in 85%. In general, the accuracy of the presence or absence of the polycystic ovary syndrome was 87% when the OUI was estimated.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Demidov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Alieva
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Strukov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Vozmozhnosti ékhografii v diagnostike sindroma polikistoznykh iaichnikov.