The instantaneous measurement of multiple Doppler spectra in the investigation of ovarian masses

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 353-356

  Shapiro, I ^b   Friedman, Z ^a   Lysyansky, P ^a   Leibovitz, Z ^b   Degani, S ^b   Ohel, G ^b  

^a Advanced Technology Center   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Color Doppler; Doppler indices; Ovarian carcinoma; Ovarian tumors; Spectral Doppler imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0031845179     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.11050353.x     Document Type: Article

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