Validation of the follicular and ovarian thresholds by an 18-MHz ultrasound imaging in polycystic ovary syndrome: a pilot cutoff for North African patients.
Taieb AchAyoub GuesmiMaha KalboussiFatma Ben AbdessalemEmna MraihiHouda El MhabrechPublished in: Therapeutic advances in reproductive health (2024)
In conclusion, we were able to establish significant correlations between the new and the old ultrasound devices for both the NF and ovarian volume. Our study is distinctive as it represents the first on the African continent to re-evaluate the ultrasound criterion for PCOS.
Keyphrases
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- insulin resistance
- magnetic resonance imaging
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- signaling pathway
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical trial
- skeletal muscle
- immune response
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- patient reported outcomes