Tuesday, December 2 | 10:20 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | T3-SSOB02-6 | Room S403A
Consensus criteria can help recommend women for augmented pelvic ultrasound to evaluate for endometriosis, according to research to be presented in this session.
Anne Hu, MD, from the University of California, San Francisco, will present findings showing that guidelines from the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) can streamline imaging interpretation and reduce diagnostic delays and patient morbidity.
The study included 888 women who underwent transvaginal pelvic ultrasound at two academic centers in 2019. Of these, 292 had symptoms or clinical history that met criteria for augmented pelvic ultrasound to evaluate endometriosis. Fifty-eight women had positive findings for endometriosis, and 28 women had ambiguous findings.
The researchers performed follow-up for five years after the exam, using data from the electronic medical record to gather clinical history and whether endometriosis was diagnosed during this period. During the follow-up period, 48 women in the entire cohort received a new endometriosis diagnosis, with 14 being diagnosed on ultrasound and the rest diagnosed on subsequent MRI or surgery.
Nearly two out of three women who were classified as having positive findings as classified by the SRU criteria had a confirmed endometriosis diagnosis on follow-up. Additionally, the average time from initial examination to diagnosis was 2.2 years, excluding women with imaging findings that confirm endometriosis.
Attend this session to find out more.
