Specificity and Sensitivity of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance imaging in Uterine Anomalies

Abstract

To estimate the specificity and sensitivity of two - dimensional Ultrasound for diagnosing Uterine anomalies and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Ultrasound has 90 % sensitivity and  98  %  specificity in detecting uterine anomalies. MRI has 100 % has 100 %sensitivity and 100 % specificity in detecting uterine anomalies. Patients with uterine anomalies present with Primaryamenorrhoea, infertility, menorrhagia, secondary amenorrhoea, repeated miscarriages and pelvic pain. Most common age at the presentation of symptoms is 21-30 yrs followed by 11 -20 yrs, 41-50 yrs and 31-40 yrs respectively.  USG has only 12.5 % sensitivity in detecting unicornuate uterus, but in case of other uterine anomalies it has a good sensitivity. Thus MRI is considered better in diagnosing uterine anomalies and all those cases  diagnosed  with  ultrasound  and MRI were correlated  with  hysteroscopy  and  lap surgery.