title: Transabdominal and transvaginal sonography of pelvic masses.
abstract: Determination of the type of pelvic mass by pelvic sonography was improved significantly when a transvaginal study was performed after transabdominal sonography. Of 34 patients who underwent both studies, transvaginal sonography (TVS) was considered to add diagnostic information in 24 (70%); transabdominal sonography (TAS) was better than TVS in 4 (12%); TVS was equivalent to TAS in 5 (15%), and neither were accurate in 1 (3%). It is concluded that the use of transvaginal sonography as an adjunct to TAS is warranted for evaluating most pelvic masses; especially those confined to the true pelvis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fleischer
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Entman
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*