SONOGRAPHY POST-MENOPAUSAL ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOLS, AND INTERPRETATION

Course overview

PELVIC ULTRASOUND IS THE IMAGING MODALITY OF CHOICE TO EVALUATE THE UTERUS, CERVIX, OVARIES, AND ADNEXA. IN THE POSTMENOPAUSAL PATIENT, IT IS PERFORMED FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, BUT MOST OFTEN FOR THE EVALUATION OF POSTMENOPAUSAL BLEEDING OR AN ADNEXAL MASS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS PELVIC ULTRASOUND IN THE POSTMENOPAUSAL PATIENT AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN PERFORMING AND EVALUATING THESE IMAGING STUDIES.