Ultrasound of ovarian cysts


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Ultrasound of ovarian cysts


Ultrasound of ovarian cysts

Image courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

Figure 1 shows small normal-sized cysts. Figure 2 shows abnormally large cysts that affect the ovary and are likely to cause pain.

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Primary Medical Reviewer Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Last Updated November 10, 2008

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