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Chapter 3 - Difficult Gynaecological Ultrasound Examination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2020

Kanna Jayaprakasan ,
Lukasz Polanski  and
Kamal Ojha
By
Kamal Ojha
Kanna Jayaprakasan
Affiliation:
Department of Maternity and Gynaecology, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby
Lukasz Polanski
Affiliation:
Assisted Conception Unit, Guy’s Hospital, London
Kamal Ojha
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St George's University Hospital, London
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Summary

When performing ultrasound examination, there are times when the views are not optimal. This chapter will highlight such situations and help one to recognize them. This chapter aims to describe the findings and possible suggestions, which may help to optimize the ultrasound imaging. Following the basic principles as described in Chapters 1 and 2 will go a long way to helping with difficult cases, and these will be reinforced in each scenario described below. While reporting the findings, acknowledging the limitations of the scan findings is very important, especially as many clinicians will be managing the patients on the basis of the report only.

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Gynaecological Ultrasound Scanning
Tips and Tricks
 , pp. 30 - 40
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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