title: Reproducibility of transvaginal ultrasonographic measurements of endometrial thickness in patients with postmenopausal bleeding.
abstract: The aim of the study was to establish the reproducibility of transvaginal sonographic measurements of endometrial thickness in patients with postmenopausal bleeding (PMB). In a prospective blind study, two examiners measured the endometrial thickness in 48 patients presenting with PMB by transvaginal sonography on two separate occasions, 30 min apart. The analysis of variance performed at each endometrial thickness measured by the two examiners revealed no statistical difference. However, it was shown that the most accurate measurements are up to the level of 4 mm (mean deviation of 0.1 +/- 0.2 mm, range 0.7). Once the endometrial thickness reaches 5-6 mm the mean deviation becomes 0.3 +/- 1.2 mm with a range of variation of 4 mm. In conclusion, measurements of endometrial thickness in patients presenting with PMB can be repeated quite accurately up to a level of 4 mm thickness.
authors.affiliation: Ultrasound Unit in Obstetrics and Gynecology,Tel Aviv, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. wolman@shani.net
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wolman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amster
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hartoov
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gull
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kupfermintz
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lessing
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jaffa
mesh_terms: D004717:Endometrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause; D011247:Pregnancy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014621:Vagina