Journal article
Predicting Pouch of Douglas Obliteration Using Ultrasound and Laparoscopic Video Sets: An Interobserver and Diagnostic Accuracy Study
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the diagnostic accuracy and interobserver agreement among sonologists when assessing offline ultrasound (US) video sets of the "sliding sign" and among gynecologic surgeons when assessing corresponding laparoscopic video sets to predict pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration and to compare the performance of the groups.
METHODS: A diagnostic and reproducibility study was conducted, including 15 observers in 4 groups: (1) …
Authors
Chiu LC; Leonardi M; Lu C; Mein B; Nadim B; Reid S; Ludlow J; Casikar I; Condous G
Journal
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol. 38, No. 12, pp. 3155–3161
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
12 2019
DOI
10.1002/jum.15015
ISSN
0278-4297