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The atrophic postmenopausal uterus
Author(s) -
Miller Edward I.,
Thomas Roger H.,
Lines Patricia
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870050410
Subject(s) - uterus , medicine , postmenopausal women , ultrasound , gynecology , radiology
The size of postmenopausal uterus varies, but after 65 years of age, it routinely appears atrohic. A pelvic mass in this age group should not be assumed to be within the uterus unless a careful search excludes an atrophic uterus. Single sweep longitudinal ultrasound sections are the best method of localizing a small uterus, but sometimes gain settings must be varied to demonstrate the organ.