Ultrasonographic diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: Importance of transabdominal imaging

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 603-607

  Zinn, Harry L ^a   Cohen, Harris L ^a,b   Zinn, Daniel L ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Endovaginal ultrasonography; Pregnancy, ectopic; Transabdominal (transvesical) ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; GYNECOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING; OBSTETRICS;

ENDOVAGINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TRANSABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031239392     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1997.16.9.603     Document Type: Article

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