Use of three-dimensional ultrasound in evaluating the intrauterine position of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system

Reprod Biomed Online. 2007 Apr;14(4):495-7. doi: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60898-x.

Abstract

This paper reports the first case of three-dimensional (3-D) transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) imaging of malpositioned levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS). In patients carrying LNG-IUS, the application of 3-D TVS with the adjunctive volume contrast imaging in the coronal plane (VCI-C) and inversion rendering modes clearly display the correct spatial position of the LNG-IUS in relation to the uterine cavity much better than two-dimensional ultrasound.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acoustics
  • Contraceptive Agents, Female / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Intrauterine Devices
  • Intrauterine Devices, Medicated*
  • Levonorgestrel / administration & dosage*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pelvic Pain / etiology
  • Ultrasonography / methods*

Substances

  • Contraceptive Agents, Female
  • Levonorgestrel