Diagnostic value of transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound on endometrial lesions

Objective: To discuss the diagnostic value of transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound on endometrial lesions. Materials and Methods: The study included 126 cases diagnosed with endometrial lesions by transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound that were examined by hysteroscopy, biopsy, and curettage pathology, and compared with pathology. Results: The transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound diagnosis corresponded to 92.6% (117 of 126 cases) of the pathology diagnosis. Conclusions: Transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound has important diagnostic value in the case of endometrial lesions, has a high rate of detection and diagnostic on endometrial lesions, and is the best method for diagnosis of endometrial lesions.

Transvaginal ultrasound; Color Doppler flow imaging; Endometrial lesions.

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