Progress toward “in vivo virtual histology” of ovarian follicles and corpora lutea by ultrasound biomicroscopy Pilar Pallares, M.V.D., Claudia Letelier, M.V.D., Antonio Gonzalez-Bulnes, Ph.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 91, Issue 2, Pages 624-626 (February 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.033 Copyright © 2009 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Imaging of a corpus luteum by ultrasound biomicroscopy (left) and histology (right). It is possible to differentiate the outlines and organization of the luteal cells and the presence of a central cavity. Fertility and Sterility 2009 91, 624-626DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.033) Copyright © 2009 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Differentiation, by ultrasound biomicroscopy (left) and histology (right), of the limits between antrum, granulosa (GC), and theca cells (TC) and surrounding tissue in a preovulatory follicle. Fertility and Sterility 2009 91, 624-626DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.033) Copyright © 2009 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Imaging, by ultrasound biomicroscopy (left) and histology (right), of the cumulus–oocyte complex (COC) in the follicular fluid. Fertility and Sterility 2009 91, 624-626DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.033) Copyright © 2009 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions