Pelvic ultrasound is a non-invasive imaging technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to evaluate the pelvic region for abnormalities. It is commonly used to evaluate the female reproductive tract and can also be used to evaluate the bladder in both men and women. The technology is relatively inexpensive, produces rapid results, and is harmless. However, it may not detect tiny structures or abnormalities that could be detected by more sophisticated imaging techniques. The primary use of pelvic ultrasound is to evaluate the reproductive systems of women, including detecting pregnancies and evaluating the ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes. It can reveal problems such as polycystic ovarian disease, uterine fibroids, ectopic pregnancies, or ovarian cancers. In men, the use of pelvic ultrasound is more limited, but it can be used to evaluate the testicles and bladder.
Pelvic ultrasound is an imaging technology used to evaluate if there are any abnormalities in the pelvic region of the body. The result of this imaging study, pelvic ultrasound, provides critical clinical information that healthcare professionals can use to diagnose and treat disease. This technology has a number of benefits, including ease of use and harmless nature. Perhaps the most common use of pelvic ultrasound is in evaluating the female reproductive tract. It can also be used to evaluate the bladder in men and women.
Pelvic ultrasound technology uses high-frequency sound waves that the human ear cannot hear. A transducer produces these sound waves and can measure the time it takes for these waves to reflect off internal structures and return to the transducer probe. From the reflected sound waves, a computer can produce a two-dimensional representation of the underlying structures.
Ultrasound plays an important role in imaging the pelvic region for a variety of reasons. Perhaps more importantly, sound waves do not damage body structures, a feature that is especially important in this region because the reproductive organs are particularly susceptible to damage from ionizing radiation, which is commonly used in X-rays in computed tomography (CT) scans. Pelvic ultrasonography also produces rapid results, is relatively inexpensive, and is often readily performed at the bedside of hospitalized patients.
There are also downsides, however, to using pelvic ultrasound. It often cannot detect tiny structures or abnormalities that could be detected by more sophisticated imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Study results can be skewed if done incorrectly or if there is a significant amount of subcutaneous fat.
One of the primary uses of pelvic ultrasound is to evaluate the reproductive systems of women. The technique can be used to detect pregnancies. It is often used to evaluate the ovaries, uterus and fallopian tubes. Common reasons women get a pelvic ultrasound include evaluation for infertility, irregular menstrual cycles, and pelvic pain. It could reveal problems such as polycystic ovarian disease, uterine fibroids, ectopic pregnancies or ovarian cancers.
In men, the use of pelvic ultrasound is more limited simply because they have fewer critical internal organs in this region of the body. Unlike a woman’s ovaries, which are found inside the body, the testicles are located in a more superficial position. Although the testicles are often evaluated using ultrasound, this imaging study would typically not be considered a pelvic ultrasound. One use of the technology that is applicable to both men and women is in bladder assessment. The results of this imaging test may reveal an enlarged bladder or an abnormal bladder mass.
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