Sonographic evaluation of polycystic ovaries.

Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, National University Hospital, National University of Singapore, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, 1E Kent Ridge Road 119228, Singapore. Electronic address:

Published: November 2016

The morphological features of the ovaries in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have been well described by ultrasound imaging technology. These include enlarged ovary size, multiple small follicles of similar size, increased ovarian stromal volume and echogenicity, peripheral distribution of the follicles, and higher stromal blood flow. Ultrasound identification of the presence of polycystic ovarian morphology (PCOM) has been recognized as a component of PCOS diagnosis. With the advance of ultrasound technology, new definition has been proposed recently. There is, however, a paucity of data for the ovarian morphology in normal and PCOS adolescents. Magnetic resonance imaging has the potential to be an alternative imaging modality for diagnosing PCOM in adolescence.

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