Female Reproductive, Gynecological tests and procedures
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- Papanicolaou smear
- study of cells collected from the cervix to screen for cancer and other abnormalities
- Endoscopic Bx
- Removal of a specimen for biopsy during an endoscopic procedre (e.c Colonoscopy)
- Radiography
- x-ray imaging
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- use of nonionizing images to detect gynecologic conditions (e.g anomalies of the pelvis or soft tissue of the breast) or to stage tumors arising from the endometrium or cervix
- Excisional Bx
- Removal of an entire lesion for microscopic examinationI
- Aspiation Bx
- Needle draw of tissue or fluid from a cavity for cytological examination, also called needle biopsy
- Pelvic sonography
- ultrasound imaging of the female pelvis
- Endovaginal sonogram, Transvaginal sonogram
- ultrasound image of the uterus, tubes, and ovaries made after introduction of an ultrasonic transducer within the vagina; useful for detecting pathology (e.g. ectopic pregnancy or missed abortion)
- stereotactic breast Bx
- use of x-ray imaging, a specialized stereotactic frame, and a computer to calculate, precisely locate, and direct a needle into a breast lesion for the removal of a core specimen for biopsy
- Needle biopsy
- removal of a core specimen of tissue using a special hollow needle
- Hysterosonogram (saline infusion sonogram)
- a transvaginal sonographic image made as sterile saline is injected into the uterus; used to assess uterine pathology or determine tubal patency
- Biopsy (Bx)
- Removal of tissue for microscopic pathologic examination
- incisional Bx
- Removal of piece of suspicious tissue for microscopic examination (e.g. cervical or endometrial biopsy)
- Hysterosalpingogram
- x-ray of the fallopian tubes after injection of a contrast medium through the cervix; used to determine tubal patency (openness)
- transabdominal sonogram
- ultrasound image of the lower abdomen, including the bladder, uterus, tubes, and ovaries, to detect conditions such as cysts and tumors
- Hysteroscopy
- use of a hysteroscope to examine the inrauterine cavity for assessment of abnormalities
- Mammogram
- low-dose x-ray of breast tissue made to detect neoplasms
- colposcopy
- Examination of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope, a specialized microscope used to examine the vagina and cervix, often with a camera attachment for photographs; used to document findings and follow-up treatments