B-mode, utero-ovarian and intratumoural transvaginal colour Doppler ultrasonography for differential diagnosis of ovarian tumours

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-107

  Mercé, Luis T ^a,b,c   Caballero, Ricardo A ^a   Barco, María J ^a   Santiago, Bau ^b   López, Guillermo ^a  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^b Unidad Radiocirugia   (Spain)

^c Arzobispo Morcillo 52 9 C 28029 M   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colour Doppler ultrasonography; Ovarian cancer; Ovarian functional tumour; Ovarian tumour; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031962011     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00167-X     Document Type: Article

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