Vaginal wall thickness as potential biomarker of vaginal health. A proposal for standardized ultrasound measurement using three-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound

Vaginal wall thickness could be used as a biomarker of vaginal health. We propose a standardized method using three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound for measuring vaginal wall thickness. Fill the vagina with gel. Insert the endovaginal transducer into the vagina up to the middle third. In the sagittal pl...

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Main Authors: Alcazar, J.L. (Juan Luis), Para, E. (Elisa), Tomaizhe, A. (Aida), Laza, M.V. (María Victoria), Guerriero, S. (Stefano)
格式: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
语言:eng
出版: Wiley 2023
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在线阅读:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/68173
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总结:Vaginal wall thickness could be used as a biomarker of vaginal health. We propose a standardized method using three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound for measuring vaginal wall thickness. Fill the vagina with gel. Insert the endovaginal transducer into the vagina up to the middle third. In the sagittal plane, visualizing the cervix and vaginal fornices, capture a 3D volume of the upper third of the vagina. Using tomographic ultrasound imaging function in the sagittal plane and the posterior vaginal fornix as the reference obtain at least three axial planes of the vagina, separated by 1 cm. Measure the vaginal wall thickness at a distance of 2 cm from the posterior vaginal fornix at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock. The reproducibility of measurements was high. Measurements of vaginal wall thickness can be reliably performed.