Diagnostic Value of Sonography for Detecting Endometrial Pathologies in Postmenopausal Women with and Without Bleeding

Seckin B., Cicek M. N., UĞRAŞ DİKMEN A., Bostanci E., Muftuoglu K. H.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, vol.44, no.6, pp.339-346, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/jcu.22329
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.339-346
  • Keywords: endometrium, endometrial biopsy, postmenopause, uterus, ultrasonography, THICKNESS MEASUREMENT, METAANALYSIS, POLYPS, CARCINOMA, ACCURACY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose. To investigate the diagnostic value of endometrial thickness measurement on sonography in predicting endometrial pathologies in postmenopausal women with vaginal bleeding and in those with asymptomatic thickened endometrium.