Dear Women's Imaging Insider,
For women who have endometriosis -- and end up with cysts in their ovaries -- finding a way to treat them that doesn't compromise their fertility can be a challenge. Surgery has long been the standard treatment, but it can remove healthy ovarian tissue along with the cyst.
Ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy is an alternative to surgery, but it is often conducted using needles, which may not be able to effectively aspirate endometriomas. That's why South Korean researchers have developed a new technique that uses a catheter instead. Learn more about the approach in our Insider Exclusive.
When you've finished reading our featured article, take a look at what else is going on in the Women's Imaging Community:
- Find out why breast cancer takes a financial toll on women beyond treatment.
- Read why researchers believe digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) could change the screening equation for younger women.
- Discover why fewer women with a history of breast cancer get necessary mammography screening.
- Learn more about the Dartmouth College investigation that found that Dr. H. Gilbert Welch plagiarized material from a colleague in a 2016 New England Journal of Medicine study about overdiagnosis in screening mammography.
- Find out why Australian researchers say DBT's benefits vary between Europe and the U.S.
- Do women who choose less-invasive procedures to treat uterine fibroids undergo more interventions in the future? Discover what researchers have learned.
Finally, if you have a comment, report, or article idea to share about any aspect of women's imaging, I invite you to contact me.
