Gynoroentgenology is the abbreviation of gynecological roentgenology. It is the radiologic imaging of the gynecologic parts of the female human body in order to make a radiologic diagnosis of a gynecologic disease. The term gynecologic radiology is related to gynoroentgenology. Gynoroentgenologic imaging can detect and diagnose primary neoplasms, metastasis, therapy-related lesions, congenital lesions, inflammation, miscellaneous diseases, pseudolesions, normal variants, infection uterine arteriovenous malformations and cystic adenomyosis.[1] An example procedure is gynography.
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editReferences
edit- ^ Mueller, Gisela (2005). "Gynecology: Top 100 Diagnoses". American Journal of Roentgenology. 184 (4). University of Michigan: 1370. doi:10.2214/ajr.184.4.01841370. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- Allen, Jr., WM. E. Diagnostic Roentgenology in Obstetrics and Gynecology, A Review of Basic Considerations, JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JANUARY, 1953, pp. 38-45
- Peterson, Reuben. Pneumoperitoneum and Roentgenology as Aids to More Accurate Obstetrics and Gynecologic Diagnosis, American Gynecological Society
Further reading
edit- Stein, Irving F. and Robert A. Arens. Visualization of the Pelvic Viscera Iodized Oil and Pneumoperitoneum Combined in Gynecology, Radiology
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