The assessment of normal and abnormal luteal function by transvaginal color Doppler sonography

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-87

  Kupesic, Sanja ^a   Kurjak, Asim ^a  

^a Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Intraovarian vascularity; Luteal phase defect; Transvaginal color doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031106791     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02666-8     Document Type: Article

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