KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Infertility: the inability to conceive after 1 year of unprotected intercourse. IVF (in vitro fertilization): a medical procedure involving ovulation induction, guided follicular…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Early detection: evaluation of an at-risk population to identify a particular disease. “Lead-time” bias: influence of time between diagnosis and onset of clinical…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Torsion: twisting of an organ usually associated with vascular compromise. Acute versus chronic pelvic pain: acute usually implies within 1-2 weeks of initial…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Decidualized endometrioma: an endometrioma that contains decidualized tissue that may be transformed during pregnancy. The solid areas of these masses may demonstrate significant…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Endometrial “stripe”: interface representing endometrial bilayer thickness as seen in long axis. “Bilayer” thickness: measurement in millimeters of thickest measurement both layers of…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms FGR: fetal growth restriction. Rhizomelia: preferential shortening of the proximal segment of the limb. Mesomelia: preferential shortening of the intermediate segment of the…
PART 1: CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING Print Section Listen Ronald J. Wapner, Eugene C. Toy Key Terms Chorionic villus sampling (CVS): an invasive procedure performed for first-trimester prenatal diagnosis. CVS is…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Elastography: a noninvasive technique for characterization of masses based on measurement of tissue stiffness. Fibroadenoma: a benign fibroepithelial tumor containing both epithelial and…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Sonohysterography: sonographic imaging of the uterus aided by real-time transcervical infusion of contrast media. Sonohysterosalpingography: sonographic imaging of the fallopian tubes and determination…
KEY TERMS Print Section Listen Key Terms Microbubble contrast: gas filled microscopic (less than 5 microns) bubbles used to enhance sonographic depiction of vascular networks. Wash-in time: time from initial…
