Histological analysis of the uterine junctional zone as seen by transvaginal ultrasound

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 188-193

  Tetlow, R L ^b   Richmond, I ^a   Manton, D J ^c   Greenman, J ^a   Turnbull, L W ^c   Killick, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Junctional zone; Subendometrial halo; Transvaginal ultrasound; Uterine anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CD31 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CELL DENSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEULGEN STAINING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MENORRHAGIA; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE CELL; MYOMETRIUM; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032708376     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.14030188.x     Document Type: Article

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