Transvaginal three-dimensional ultrasound: Accuracy of follicular volume measurements

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 371-376

  Kyei Mensah, A ^a   Zaidi, J ^a   Pittrof, R ^a   Shaker, A ^a   Campbell, S ^a   Tan, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; follicular volume; three dimensional US

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030043484     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58102-3     Document Type: Article

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