Ultrasonographic patterns of polycystic ovaries: Color Doppler and hormonal correlations

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 332-336

  Battaglia, C ^a   Artini, P G ^a   Salvatori, M ^a   Giulini, S ^a   Petraglia, F ^a   Maxia, N ^a   Volpe, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Color Doppler; Hormones; Polycystic ovaries

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; LINEAR MODELS; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROBABILITY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; UTERUS;

EID: 0031818413     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.11050332.x     Document Type: Article

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