Dr. Shairy Goyal, an eminent radiologist in Gurgaon is advising medically professional consultation for transvaginal ultrasound to detect cervical cancer. With a background of 17 years of experience, the doctor is an expert in diagnostic imaging.
An alarming trend is the “younger generation” demographic being diagnosed with cervical cancer, an extremely severe form of the disease. If caught early and treated quickly, this illness has a curative potential. Women will be able to screen for cervical cancer earlier with the use of transducer ultrasound.
“There are 511.4 million women in India who are at risk of getting cervical cancer if they are 15 years of age or older. Estimates show that 123907 women get a cervical cancer diagnosis each year, with 77348 losing their lives to the disease.
When it comes to cancers affecting women in India, cervical cancer is the second most common, especially among those in the 15–44 age bracket. As many as 83.2% of invasive cervical malignancies are caused by HPVs 16 or 18, and an estimated 5.0% of women in the general population have cervical HPV-16/18 infection at any one time.”
Source : https://hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/IND_FS.pdf
What is transducer ultrasound technique?
Ultrasound transducer technology is a key component in ultrasound imaging systems. Ultrasound is a medical imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of the inside of the body. The ultrasound transducer is the device responsible for both emitting the sound waves and receiving the echoes as they bounce back from internal structures.
The method is deemed safe, as it does not involve any invasive procedures, is painless for the patient, and is reasonably priced. As a result, women should feel fully confident in getting a cervical ultrasound to screen for and detect several serious disorders.
Can transducer ultrasound detect cervical cancer?
Concerns about the ability of transvaginal ultrasound to diagnose cervical cancer are shared by a significant number of women. In point of fact, this is a contemporary method that is fully capable of screening for and identifying cervical cancer.
In addition, evaluation is quite limited for early-stage cervical malignancies, which are just ulcers that have not yet developed into a tumour. In these cases, the evaluation must be supplemented with a gynaecological examination and a colposcopy. Because of this, the physician will request that the patient undergo additional procedures such as a colposcopy, gynaecological examination, and abdominal ultrasound in order to arrive at a more precise diagnosis.
Procedure steps for ultrasonography using a transducer
- An initial transvaginal ultrasound examination will be performed by the radiologist as the first step.
- In the second step, a liquid gel is applied on the ultrasound transducer and the transducer is inserted into vagina of the patient in order to achieve smooth and accurate imaging results.
- The ultrasound inspection of the uterus and ovaries is the third step.
- Fourth, the radiologist or medical staff will print out the results of the ultrasound.