Pelvic Doppler

Seminars in Ultrasound CT and MRI

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 239-249

  Levine, Deborah ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CYST; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032778362     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2171(99)90069-0     Document Type: Review

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