Transvaginal and Transabdominal Extended Field of View (EFOV) Ultrasound in Gynaecology and Obstetrics – Advantages and Applications

Problemstellung: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible advantages, applications and usefulness of real-time transabdominal and transvaginal Extended Field of View (EFOV) ultrasound combined with Power Doppler in obstetrics and gynecology. Methode: 122 randomly selected pregnancies and preoperative gynecological patients referred for routine and targeted ultrasound examination were studied by conventional vaginal and abdominal B-mode ultrasound, EFOV, and Power Doppler EFOV ultrasound. A Siemens Sonoline Elegra ultrasound system (3,5–7MHz transducers) was used to study and document the findings.…