title: Ultrasonic visualization of the endometrial cycle.
abstract: The dynamic morphological aspects of the uterine mucosa during the various phases of the endometrial cycle were examined, by using ultrasonographic methods, in 148 patients having regular menstrual cycles and a biphasic basal body temperature. During the proliferative phase, ultrasonographic examinations permitted a visualization of the mucosa in 33%-45% of the cases, respectively in the initial and in the later part of the phase. During the secretory phase, the endometrium was identifiable in 81.4% (initial part) to 90% of the cases (later part of phase). During the menstrual phase, on the other hand, the median echo of the endometrial cavity could never be clearly identified.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Naples University, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mastrantonio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lampariello
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palazzo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nigro
mesh_terms: D004717:Endometrium / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D010060:Ovulation; D014463:Ultrasonography