Controversies in assessment of ovarian tumors with transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 316-329

  Tekay, Aydin ^a   Jouppila, Pentti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Color flow imaging; Neovascularization

Indexed keywords

BENIGN TUMOR; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OVARY CANCER; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029941272     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349609033324     Document Type: Review

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