Nonmetastatic gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: Role of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-20

  Kohorn, Ernest I ^a,b   McCarthy, Shirley M ^a   Taylor, Kenneth J W ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Trophoblastic tumor; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

EID: 0031933338     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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