The Predictive Value of Decisive and Soft Ultrasound Criteria for Ectopic Pregnancy Identification in 321 Preoperative Cases.

Janna PapeAnahita BajkaDeivis StrutasTilo BurkhardtPatrick ImeschDaniel FinkEleftherios Pierre SamartzisMichael Bajka

Published in: Ultraschall in der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980) (2021)

We confirm the high accuracy of TVS diagnosis of ECP relying on five clearly different MTs, independent of its location. The blob and bagel sign emerged as important types (75 % of all ECPs). Histology from CUR was needed when ECP could not be visualized in LSC. Assessment of free fluid was essential and accurate in predicting free blood.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
patients undergoing
preterm birth
high resolution
pregnancy outcomes
computed tomography
mass spectrometry
clinical evaluation