Open Access2D and 3D Power Doppler Ultrasound of Endometrium as Implantation Marker
Author(s) -
Santiago Bau,
Luis T. Mercé,
María J. Barco
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
donald school journal of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.162
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0975-1912
pISSN - 0973-614X
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1052
Subject(s) - endometrium , 3d ultrasound , ultrasound , power doppler , medicine , ultrasonography , doppler effect , pregnancy , sagittal plane , radiology , gynecology , obstetrics , biology , physics , genetics , astronomy
Transvaginal ultrasonography has an important role in assessing the endometrium. With 2DUS, a single measurement of endometrial thickness in the sagittal plane is widely used in assisted reproductive technology and in pregnancy prediction. Endometrial volume, measured with 3DUS, has been studied as a potentially more accurate parameter. The endometrial pattern was related to the likelihood of implantation. This pattern correlated in a positive fashion with subsequent implantation. 3D ultrasound and 3D power Doppler parameters have been applied to assisted reproductive techniques as outcome predictors, although studies are still scarce, they show very promising results.