title: Practical applications of 3D sonography in gynecologic imaging.
abstract: Volume imaging in the pelvis has been well demonstrated to be an extremely useful technique, largely based on its ability to reconstruct the coronal plane of the uterus that usually cannot be visualized using traditional 2-dimensional (2D) imaging. As a result, this technique is now a part of the standard pelvic ultrasound protocol in many institutions. A variety of valuable applications of 3D sonography in the pelvis are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South, CCC-1118 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2675, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South, CCC-1118 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2675, USA. Electronic address: rochelle.f.andreotti@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Rochelle F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Andreotti
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South, CCC-1118 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2675, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South, CCC-1118 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2675, USA.
authors.forename: Arthur C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fleischer
mesh_terms: D004717:Endometrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D058736:Intrauterine Device Migration; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: 3D pelvic sonography; IUD malposition; Uterine shape anomalies