The diagnosis of endometriomas using colour Doppler energy imaging

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1691-1695

  Guerriero, Stefano ^a   Ajossa, Silvia ^a   Mais, Valerio ^a   Risalvato, Andrea ^a   Lai, Maria Paola ^a   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CA125; Colour Doppler energy imaging; Cystic ovarian diseases; Endometrioma; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA; CYSTADENOMA; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PREMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TERATOMA; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VASCULARIZATION;

HYDROSALPINX;

EID: 0031835356     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.6.1691     Document Type: Article

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