Polycystic ovaries
K Lakhani, MSc
1
A M Seifalian, MSc, PhD
2
W U Atiomo, MD, MRCOG
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P Hardiman, MD, FRCOG
3
1Ultrasound Department, X-Ray, North Middlesex Hospital, Sterling Way, Edmonton, London N18 1QX and 2University Department of Surgery and 3University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Pond Street, London NW3 2PF, UK
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Figure 1. Transvaginal image of a polycystic ovary showing peripheral distribution of follicles (arrows).
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Figure 2. Stained longitudinal section of a polycystic ovary showing numerous small peripheral follicles.
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Figure 3. A typical flow velocity diagram at the stroma shows higher velocity in a 35-year-old polycystic ovary syndrome patient.
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Figure 4. MRI of polycystic ovaries (arrows) in a 37-year-old woman.
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Figure 5. Transvaginal image of a multifollicular ovary.
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Figure 6. Pelvic venous congestion in a young woman with polycystic ovary syndrome (for details see text).
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Copyright © 2002 by the British Institute of Radiology.
