Radiology Flashcards
what is the main investigation used in gynaecology
ultrasound
what are the 2 main US techniques used
transabdominal
transvaginal
what is important to ensure when doing a transabdominal ultrasound
that the patient has a full bladder
what is important to ensure when doing a transvaginal ultrasound
that the patient has an empty bladder
Ix for acute abdomen pain
1st line - USS
2nd line - CT
how might endometriosis be diagnosed
1st line = transvaginal ultrasound
2nd line = MRI
3rd line = diagnostic laparoscopy
what are dermoid cysts derived from
ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm
Ix of dermoid cysts
MRI
CT
what Ix is done to assess tubal patency in patients with infertility
Hysterosalpingography (HSG)
what is used to stage ovarian cancer
CT
what is used to stage cervical cancer
MRI
what is the best method for establishing abnormally thickened endometrium
Transvaginal ultrasound
what is 1st line Ix in suspected endometrial cancer
Transvaginal ultrasound
what is Ix used to assess degree of myometrial invasion in endometrial cancer
MRI
what is Ix used look for distal nodal mets and pulmonary mets
CT
