Role of Endovaginal Sonography in the Diagnosis and Management of Ectopic Pregnancy

Radiographics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 755-774

  Atri, Mostafa ^a   Leduc, Carole ^a   Gillett, Peter ^a   Bret, Patrice M ^a   Reinhold, Caroline ^a   Kintzen, George ^a   Aldis, Ann E ^a   Thibodeau, Micheline ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pregnancy, ectopic, 856.823; Pregnancy, us, 856.12989

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 0030184669     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.16.4.8835969     Document Type: Article

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