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Transvaginal ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of chlamydia infection when pelvic inflammatory disease has occured. Findings on ultrasound suggestive of pelvic inflammatory disease include:<ref name=abc> Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pelvic-inflammatory-disease Accessed on January 12, 2016</ref> | Transvaginal ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of chlamydia infection when pelvic inflammatory disease has occured. Findings on ultrasound suggestive of pelvic inflammatory disease include:<ref name=abc> Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pelvic-inflammatory-disease Accessed on January 12, 2016</ref> | ||
*Thickened/dilated fallopian tubes | *Thickened/dilated fallopian tubes | ||
*Incomplete septa in the fallopian tube | |||
*Increased vascularity around the fallopian tubes | |||
*Cogwheel sign | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 12 January 2016
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maliha Shakil, M.D. [2]
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Overview
Ultrasound
Transvaginal ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of chlamydia infection when pelvic inflammatory disease has occured. Findings on ultrasound 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
- ↑ Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pelvic-inflammatory-disease Accessed on January 12, 2016