Ectopic pregnancy: criteria and accuracy of ultrasonic diagnosis.
AJR Am J Roentgenol, 1978/7;131(1):153-6.
PMID: 97969
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Abstract
Of 26 ectopic pregnancies, a correct positive ultrasonic diagnosis was made in 77%, while a false negative diagnosis was made in 23%. Most commonly, the ectopic pregnancy appeared as a complex adnexal mass immediately adjacent to an enlarged "empty" uterus. Ultrasonic identification of an extrauterine gestational sac, allowing a definitive diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy, was uncommon.
MeSH terms
Diagnostic Errors; False Negative Reactions; Female; Humans; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Ectopic; Pregnancy, Tubal; Ultrasonography
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