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Chlamydia infection ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Transvaginal ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of chlamydia infection when pelvic inflammatory disease has occurred. Ultrasound findings suggestive of pelvic inflammatory disease include thickened/dilated fallopian tubes, incomplete septa in the fallopian tube, increased vascularity around the fallopian tubes, and the cogwheel sign.[1]
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
Transvaginal ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of chlamydia infection when pelvic inflammatory disease has occurred. Ultrasound findings suggestive of pelvic inflammatory disease include:[1]
- Thickened/dilated fallopian tubes
- Incomplete septa in the fallopian tube
- Increased vascularity around the fallopian tubes
- Cogwheel sign
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pelvic-inflammatory-disease Accessed on January 12, 2016
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