title: Ultrasound evaluation of pelvic pain.
abstract: Pelvic pain is a frequent complaint in women presenting to the emergency room or to a physician's office, and ultrasound should be considered the initial imaging modality of choice in the evaluation of women with pelvic pain. This article reviews the ultrasound imaging technique and provides a thorough differential of gynecologic and nongynecologic causes of both acute and chronic pelvic pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8042, USA. Electronic address: smbat.amirbekian@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Smbat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amirbekian
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8042, USA.
authors.forename: Regina J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hooley
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D058736:Intrauterine Device Migration / Q000009:adverse effects; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Acute; Chronic; Pain; Pelvic; Pregnant; Ultrasound