Studies on the detection of small endometrial implants by magnetic resonance imaging using a fat saturation technique

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-206

  Takahashi, Kentaro ^a   Okada, Masako ^a   Okada, Saori ^a   Kitao, Manabu ^a   Imaoka, Izumi ^a   Sugimura, Kazuro ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometrial implant; Endometriosis; Fat saturation; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029942401     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000292269     Document Type: Article

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