Is It Possible To Miss A Uterine Fibroid In One Ultrasound And Find It In Another?

Posted on Sat, 15 Sep 2018

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Question : hello , is it possible to miss an uterus fibroid in one ultrasound and found it 24 hours later on another ultrasound? or the second ultrasound had artifact?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not possible

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

It is not possible. Either of two is wrong , may be second ultrasound had artifact. Kindly repeat ultrasound by third one .

I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. Wishing you good health.
Regards,
Dr. Rakhi Tayal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (2 hours later)

thank you doctor , i will repat the test in a couple of months. the attached is the first usg - not showing anything , the second ultrasound (24 hours later after pap test) has very dark contrast - so im not sure which one is correct . The first doctor is my usual doctor (first ultrasound), the second was done by a new doctor . So its possible that there was an artifact in the second ultrasound?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Do upload the report of the radiologist.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Kindly send the ultrasound reporting of the Radiologist of both the scans so that it can be compared properly. The images that you have uploaded are insufficient to conclusively detect a fibroid.

Hope my answer is helpful. Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee