A comparison of endometrial and subendometrial vascularity assessed by three-dimensional ultrasonography and power Doppler angiography between healthy fertile women and women with unexplained primary recurrent miscarriage

• Published in: Fertility and sterility Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 1127 - 1129
• Main Authors: Chen, Leining, Quan, Song, Li, Hong, Chen, Cuihua, Xing, Fuqi, Yu, Yanhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: abortion (animals); Abortion, Habitual - diagnostic imaging; Abortion, Habitual - etiology; Abortion, Habitual - physiopathology; Adult; Angiography - methods; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiovascular system; Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy; Endometrial vascularity; endometrium; Endometrium - blood supply; Endometrium - diagnostic imaging; Female; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Internal Medicine; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Luteal Phase; Medical sciences; Obstetrics and Gynecology; ovulation; patients; power Doppler; Pregnancy; Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; subendometrial vascularity; three-dimensional ultrasound; Ultrasonic investigative techniques; ultrasonography; Ultrasonography, Doppler - methods; unexplained recurrent miscarriage; women; Young Adult; unexplained recurrent miscarriage; Endometrial vascularity; power Doppler; three-dimensional ultrasound; subendometrial vascularity; Sonography; Doppler ultrasound study; Human; Relapse; Pregnancy disorders; Radiodiagnosis; Angiography; Gynecology; Three-dimensional ultrasound; Abortion; Obstetrics; Primary; Female; Woman; Endometrium; Comparative study
• ISSN: 0015-0282; 1556-5653; 1556-5653
• DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.09.034

We compared the characteristics of endometrial-subendometrial vascularity 7 days after ovulation of a natural cycle by transvaginal three-dimensional ultrasonography and power Doppler angiography between 88 patients with unexplained recurrent miscarriage and 46 healthy fertile women. Endometrial vascularization index, flow index, and vascularization flow index, as well as subendometrial vascularization index and vascularization flow index, were reduced significantly in the group with unexplained recurrent miscarriage.