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
- insulin resistance
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- signaling pathway
- prognostic factors
- ultrasound guided
- clinical trial
- study protocol
- skeletal muscle
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- patient reported
- inflammatory response
- tertiary care