Contrast enhanced ultrasound - a useful method for diagnosing tubal ectopic pregnancy with low level β-HCG

Abstract Background In patients presenting with atypical symptoms or low plasma β-HCG levels, the presence of an adnexal mass without a yolk sac or embryo on ultrasound often provides insufficient confidence for a definitive diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy(EP). Consequently, most such cases can only...

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Published in:	The Ultrasound Journal
Main Authors:	Jingping Wu, Xinyu Chen, Qiong Wu, Na Wei, Guifang An, Hairong Yu, Ning Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2025-07-01
Subjects:	Ultrasonography Contrast media Pregnancy Ectopic Fallopian tubes
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-025-00438-0

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