Limited contribution of doppler velocimetry to the differential diagnosis of extrauterine pelvic tumors

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 425-433

  Valentin, Lil ^a   Sladkevicius, Povilas ^a   Marsàl, Karel ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; ROC CURVE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028176033     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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