40 workbook ex 2 Flashcards
days 1-4 of the menstrual cycle
endometrial canal appears as a hypoechoic central line representing blood and tissue
menstruation
technique that uses a catheter inserted into the endometrial cavity, with instillation of saline solution or contrast medium to fill the endometrial cavity for the purpose of demonstrating abnormalities within the cavity or uterine tubes
sonohysterography
days 5-9 of the menstrual cycle
endometrium appears as a single thin stripe with a hyperechoic halo encompassing it
creates the three line sign
early proliferative phase
days 15-28 of the menstrual cycle
the endometrium is at its greatest thickness and echogenicity with posterior enhancement
secretory phase
difference between peak systole and end diastole
S/D ratio
days 10-14 of the menstrual cycle
ovulation occurs
the endometrium increases in thickness and echogenicity
late proliferative phase
small vessels found along the periphery of the uterus
arcuate vessels
doppler measurement that takes the highest systole peak minus the highest diastole peak divided by the highest systole peak
pourcelot resistive index
doppler measurement that uses the peak systole minus peak diastole divided my the mean
pulsatility index
inner surface of the cervical os
internal os