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Role of ultrasound in the evaluation of first-trimester pregnancies in the acute setting

In patients presenting for an evaluation of pregnancy in the first trimester, transvaginal ultrasound is the modality of choice for establishing the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy; evaluating pregnancy viability, gestational age, and multiplicity; detecting pregnancy-related complications; an...

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Autores principales: Murugan, Venkatesh A., Murphy, Bryan O’Sullivan, Dupuis, Carolyn, Goldstein, Alan, Kim, Young H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7065984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32036643
http://dx.doi.org/10.14366/usg.19043
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Sumario:In patients presenting for an evaluation of pregnancy in the first trimester, transvaginal ultrasound is the modality of choice for establishing the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy; evaluating pregnancy viability, gestational age, and multiplicity; detecting pregnancy-related complications; and diagnosing ectopic pregnancy. In this pictorial review article, the sonographic appearance of a normal intrauterine gestation and the most common complications of pregnancy in the first trimester in the acute setting are discussed.