The role of elastography in the differential diagnosis of endometrial pathologies--preliminary report.

Abstract Objectives: The aim of the study was to prove the possibility of elastography application in the assessment of the indications for dilatation and curettage (DC p=0.00005). EI in the group with normal endometrium was 0 or 1 point and in the group with endometrial pathology was from 2 to 4 points. No patient with EI for endometrium above 1 point had normal or atrophic endometrium and no woman with EI 0 or 1 had any pathologic finding. Conclusions: Elastography as a new diagnostic technique in gynecology seems to be a valuable tool differentiating endometrial pathologies from normal or atrophic endometrium in perimenopausal women with endometrium thickness above 5mm in transvaginal ultrasound examination.