Imaging and Endoscopies

Question 1

Photographic procedure in which a specially designed 35-mm camera is used to image the entire cervix to produce a slide called a cervigram. It is used to detect early CIN or invasive cervical cancer. Can be combined with colposcopy or can be done independently.

Answer 1

Cervicography

Question 2

X-ray procedure in which contrast medium is used to image the uterus and fallopian tubes.

Answer 2

Hysterosalpingography

Question 3

Imaging technique for the early detection of breast cancer. The record produced is called mammogram.

Answer 3

Mammography

Question 4

Measurement of the birth canal. Types of pelvimetry include clinical and x-ray, although x-ray pelvimetry is not commonly done.

Answer 4

Pelvimetry

Question 5

Use of high-frequency sound waves to image the pelvic area (pelvic sonography) and the uterus (sonohysterography). Transvaginal sonography of the pelvic cavity is obtained through the use of a probe introduced into the vagina.

Answer 5

Sonography

Question 6

Endoscopic procedure used for a cervical/vaginal biopsy. The instrument used is called a colposcope

Answer 6

Colposcopy

Question 7

Endoscopic procedure used for biopsy of Douglas cul-de-sac. The instrument used is called a culdoscope

Answer 7

Culdoscopy

Question 8

Endoscopic procedure used for a myomectomy (fibroid removal) or polypectomy (polyp removal). The instrument used is called a hysteroscope.

Answer 8

Hysteroscopy

Question 9

Endoscopic procedure for removing lesions (lysis) or performing a hysterectomy or an ovarian biopsy. The instrument used is called a laparoscope.

Answer 9

Laparoscopy