Role of sonography in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy


Gurel S., Sarikaya B., Gurel K., Akata D.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, vol.35, no.9, pp.509-517, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/jcu.20402
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.509-517
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This review addresses the use of sonography in the evaluation of patients suspected of having ectopic pregnancy. The use of transvaginal and transabdominal sonography and the role of Doppler imaging in the early diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy are discussed. Various sonographic findings and pitfalls of ectopic pregnancy are analyzed, with emphasis on their diagnostic efficacies.