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Re: Accuracy of TA versus TV ultrasounds From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Sun Jan 11 18:23:56 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Saliva testing" Previous message: Abdul Raman Lilla: "Re: ? Failed TVT" If structures lie within the focal range of the transducer - vaginal sonography is more revealing. However, if the region of interest lies high in the pelvis or beyond, transabdominal is better. art At Sun, 11 Jan 2004, Anonymous wrote: > >Dear Art > >Thank you very much for this study. It is clear in its conclusions and most >helpful for this patient. >I like what is said in the last line of the conclusion - good to have this >as a baseline in studying pathological conditions. > >Problem is, I have never seen any of the Australian doctors I worked with >ever order transvaginal ultrasounds. Perhaps they are changing now. > >>From personal experience I cannot tolerate transabdominal ultrasounds for >visualisation of the uterus. While in Vienna, Austria I had the TV one >done by a female OBGYN and although her English was somewhat interesting, >it was by far an easier exam. She had very up to date equipment and I had >a printout of the picture given to me as a record. Interestingly enough, >it was an Australian Ultrasonographer on the Gold Coast in Queensland who >found the 10cm fluid filled extra uterine cyst, and the follow up exam >happened to be in Vienna. Having never had a TV ultrasound done I did >wonder about the accuracy of it when she said the cyst had gone. She could >see no sign of it. > >So, what is the accuracy of both these tests? Both 100% or one better than >the other? Or does it depend on what you are looking for as the indications >for each test? > >Interested to hear anyone's thoughts on this. > >Thanks again > >Regards > >Joanne. -- art fougner, md ich bin ein New Yorker Next message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Saliva testing" Previous message: Abdul Raman Lilla: "Re: ? Failed TVT"

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