Uterine Cancer (Diagnostics)

Ultrasound Procedure Detects Uterine Cancer and Disease

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 16th, 1998

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco report that a painless, non-invasive ultrasound procedure is able to detect over 95 percent of uterine cancer and disease in post-menopausal women.

The study was published in the November 4, 1998, issue of the Journal of American Medical Association.

The test, called an endovaginal ultrasound (EVUS), uses an ultrasound probe placed directly into the vagina to obtain a measurement of the uterine lining and detailed images of the uterus. Researchers found that EVUS was able to identify 96 percent of uterine cancer and 92 percent of uterine disease in post-menopausal women who experience...

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