The screening of tubal abnormalities in the infertile couple

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 407-412

  Guerriero, Stefano ^a   Ajossa, Silvia ^a   Mais, Valerio ^a   Maria, Anna ^a   Paoletti, Anna Maria ^a   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echovist 200; hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy); transvaginal ultrasonography; tubal infertility

Indexed keywords

ECHOVIST; ECHOVIST 200; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FALLOPIAN TUBE PATENCY TESTS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

EID: 0029946737     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02066173     Document Type: Article

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