Diagnostic Ultrasound - Abdomen and Pelvis

Ovaries
Anatomy: Pelvis
COLOR DOPPLER IMAGING OF OVARIAN ARTERY
Uterus
Ovarian branch of uterine artery
Broad ligament
Right ovary
Ovarian vessels
Intrastromal ovarian artery
(Top) Transverse TV ultrasound shows the ovarian branch of the uterine artery running in the broad ligament. It begins at the uterine
horn and goes to the ovary through the proper ovarian ligament/mesovarium anastomosing with the ovarian artery. (Middle)
Transverse TV ultrasound of the left ovary demonstrates involuting corpus luteum (calipers). The ovarian vessels are seen entering the
ovary from the suspensory ligament of the ovary. (Bottom) Longitudinal color Doppler TV ultrasound shows an intrastromal ovarian
artery running in the ovarian medulla. Note the ovarian vascularity will progressively increase after menstruation and approach a
maximum in the luteal phase.
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