Transvaginal ultrasonographic measurements of endometrial thickness: A reproducibility study

Igal Wolman*, Ariel J. Jaffa, Joseph Sagi, Joseph Hartoov, Reuben Amster, Menachem P. David

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Abstract

Objective: The study was undertaken to assess the reproducibility of endometrial thickness measurements by transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS). Methods: In a prospective blind study, two examiners measured the endometrial thickness of 25 patients by TVS on two separate occasions 30 minutes apart. Results: The reliability test performed for each examiner was statistically less significant for the intra-observer variation of each observer (r = 0.95 and r = 0.93), than between both examiners (r = 0.85). Although there was no statistically significant difference between the observations, the mean range of observations was 2.12 + 1.27 mm. Conclusions: A safety margin of error should be taken into consideration while recommending a cutoff under which no curettage is needed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)351-354
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Ultrasound
Volume24
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1996

Keywords

  • Endometrial thickness
  • Transvaginal ultrasonography

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