The role of Doppler sonography in assessment of malignant trophoblastic disease

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 123-128

  Chan, F Y ^a   Pun, T C ^b   Chau, M T ^b   Lam, C ^b   Ngan, H Y S ^b   Wong, R L C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Doppler sonography; Malignant trophoblastic disease

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030249546     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-2115(96)02480-3     Document Type: Article

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