Are Colposcopy and Vaginal B-ultrasound the same kind of examination
Are Colposcopy and Vaginal B-ultrasound the same kind of examination?
Some people think that the colposcopy also puts the instrument into the vagina for examination, so it is the same type as the vaginal B-ultrasound, but they don’t know that these two types of examinations are not the same. It cannot help women find early cervical problems. The colposcopy is similar to a magnifying glass. It can find small lesions that the naked eye can't see clearly during the inspection, especially the problems on the cervix, which can be revealed in detail during the inspection, which is why the colposcopy is also called the cervical mirror.
The difference between colposcopy and vaginal ultrasound:
Vaginal B-ultrasound is a kind of imaging examination, which is similar to the principle of abdominal B-ultrasound, but the colposcopy B-ultrasound will extend the probe into the vagina, and send ultrasound through the probe to the human body to produce different echoes, so we can Judge the shape of the obstacle on the screen. Using the colposcopy B-ultrasound, you can avoid the traditional B-ultrasound, that is, avoid the interference of the abdomen surface, and you can see the female internal reproductive organs more clearly. Clinically, vaginal ultrasound is mainly used to check pelvic diseases.
Colposcopy is a low-magnification diagnosis and treatment tool, mainly used for the diagnosis of cervical diseases. It can magnify the observed image by 10 to 60 times, and find tiny lesions that cannot be detected by the naked eye. With this magnification effect, doctors can clearly see the blood vessels on the cervical epidermis and discover the pre-cervical lesions of cervical cancer, which is the cervix. Provide evidence for early diagnosis of cancer. At present, colposcopy is mainly used to screen for cervical cancer.
1. Different equipment used
The colposcopy uses a colposcopy, and the vagina B-ultrasound uses a B-ultrasound probe.
2. Different inspection parts
The colposcopy mainly examines the small lesions of the vagina and cervix, while the vaginal B-ultrasound mainly examines the lesions of the pelvic organs in the small pelvis, and its diagnostic accuracy is better than that of the abdominal B-ultrasound.
3. Vaginal B-ultrasound needs to hold back urine, but colposcopy does not need.
