Uterine adenomyosis: Current concepts in imaging

Seminars in Ultrasound CT and MRI

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 267-277

  Tafazoli, Faranak ^a   Reinhold, Caroline ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOMA; ADENOMYOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; IMAGE DISPLAY; LEIOMYOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032772451     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2171(99)90072-0     Document Type: Review

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