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Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol 7, Issue 2 59-64, Copyright © 1988 by American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

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A comparison between ultrasound and gynecologic examination for detection of enlarged ovaries in a group of women at risk for ovarian carcinoma

S. Granberg and M. Wikland
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Goteborg, Sweden.

In order to evaluate the quality of ultrasound and gynecologic examination of the ovaries in women at risk for ovarian carcinoma, a group of 115 women all relatives to women with ovarian carcinoma, were examined. Although this small group of women was considered a risk group, no carcinoma was found. In premenopausal women 92% of the ovaries could be identified and measured using ultrasound. In postmenopausal women this figure was 87%, while only 30% could be identified at the gynecologic examination. This indicates that ultrasound examination of the ovaries is a much more reliable method for examining the ovary than gynecologic palpation.




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