Imaging of obstructive azoospermia

European Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1079-1085

  Cornud, F ^a,d   Belin, X ^a,d   Delafontaine, D ^b   Amar, T ^c   Helenon O ^d   Moreau, J F ^d  

^a Clinique Radiologique   (France)

^b UF Biologie de la Reproduction   (France)

^c Hôpital Necker ^*  (France)

^d HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Endorectal MRI; Obstructive azoospermia; Scrotal ultrasonography; TRUS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EJACULATORY DUCT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGOSPERMIA; PATHOLOGY; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; VAS DEFERENS;

CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; EJACULATORY DUCTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0030630622     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050258     Document Type: Article

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