Magnetic resonance imaging and serum CA-125 in evaluating patients with endometriomas prior to medical therapy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 288-292

  Takahashi, K ^a   Okada, S ^a   Okada, M ^a   Kitao, M ^a   Kaji, Y ^a   Sugimura, K ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometrioma; magnetic resonance imaging; medical treatment; serum CA 125; signal intensity

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030040650     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58087-X     Document Type: Article

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