The sensitivity and specificity of transvaginal ultrasound with regard to acute pelvic inflammatory disease: A review of the literature

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 289, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 705-714

  Romosan, G ^a,b   Valentin, L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Sensitivity specificity; Sonographic markers; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; GYNECOLOGIST; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREGNANCY TEST; REVIEW; SALPINGITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADNEXA UTERI; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOUGLAS' POUCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; SALPINGITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 84898992639     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-3091-6     Document Type: Review

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