Pelvic examination, transvaginal ultrasound and transvaginal color Doppler sonography as predictors of ovarian cancer

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-57

  Buckshee, K ^a   Temsu, I ^a   Bhatla, N ^a   Deka, D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Ovarian cancer; Pelvic examination; Transvaginal color Doppler; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OVARY TUMOR; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0032053694     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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