Acute gynaecological services in Australia – time for a change

Integrating the concept of advanced gynaecological imaging for endometriosis

“…It now has a role in the triage of adnexal lesions, the quantification of female pelvic organ prolapse, the preoperative assessment of the pelvis in women planning surgery for endometriosis and procedural gynaecological imaging such as saline/contrast sonohysterosalpingogram . This evolution of gynaecological imaging is not only a consequence of the technological advances in ultrasound imaging but also related to the emergence of women's health specialists with special interest and training in gynaecological imaging …”

Capacity building in endometriosis ultrasound: are we there yet?

“…Transvaginal sonography (TVS) is now established as a first line imaging tool of choice for the preoperative assessment of endometriosis in women planning laparoscopy for surgical treatment of endometriosis 1 , 2 . The evolution of TVS in the preoperative assessment of women with suspected endometriosis is a result of the technological advances in gynaecological ultrasound imaging tools and the emergence of women's health specialists with special interest and training in gynaecological imaging 3 . As a result, a significant body of research has been generated demonstrating evidence for the diagnostic performance of TVS in the diagnosis of ovarian and extra ovarian endometriosis and their markers of local invasiveness when compared to gold standard laparoscopy 4 – 13 …”