title: Ovarian ultrasound.
abstract: Ovarian ultrasound is applicable to all ages, from the fetus through childhood and adolescence to the premenopausal and finally postmenopausal women. Indications include the chance finding of an ovarian lesion in the fetus, the diagnosis of ovarian pathology resulting in symptoms and the uses of follicle monitoring in infertility and screening for ovarian cancer in high-risk groups.
authors.affiliation: Radiologist at the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Pilling
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography