Clinical Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jackie Shibata; Yiju Teresa Liu

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2024.05.008

Clinical Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 Nov;42(4):839-862. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.05.008. Epub 2024 Aug 17.

Authors

Jackie Shibata¹, Yiju Teresa Liu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/jackieshibata.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: yijuliu@gmail.com.

PMID: 39326991
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.05.008

Abstract

Point-of-care ultrasound is a useful tool in the evaluation of women with pelvic complaints in the emergency department. Transabdominal and transvaginal approaches may be employed to assess a variety of obstetric or gynecologic pathologies.

Keywords: Ectopic pregnancy; Female pelvis; Gynecologic ultrasound; Intrauterine pregnancy; Obstetric ultrasound; POCUS; Point-of-care ultrasound.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Genital Diseases, Female* / diagnostic imaging
Gynecology
Humans
Obstetrics
Point-of-Care Systems*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography* / methods