Imaging in Obs & Gynae

Question 1

Should the bladder be empty or full for transabdominal ultrasound?

Answer 1

Full. This displaces gas filled bowel loops out of the pelvis

Question 2

Should the bladder be empty or full for transvaginal ultrasound?

Answer 2

Empty

Question 3

Who is not suitable for transvaginal ultrasound scanning?

Answer 3

People who have not been sexually active

Question 4

What imaging test is best if pulmonary metastases are suspected?

Answer 4

CT

Question 5

What investigation would you do if you were concerned that someone’s fallopian tubes were blocked?

Answer 5

Hysterosalpingography

Question 6

What are the two most often used imagine techniques in ovarian cancer?

Answer 6

Ultrasound for ovarian massed

CT for staging

Question 7

What imaging technique is especially useful in cervical cancer?

Answer 7

MRI (especially T2) is good at depicting local disease

Question 8

Which is the best form of imaging to look for distant metastases in gynaecological cancers?

Answer 8

CT