Tumor vascular pattern and blood flow impedance in the differential diagnosis of leiomyoma and adenomyosis by color Doppler sonography

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 268-275

  Chiang, Chi Hsin ^a   Chang, Ming Yang ^a   Hsu, Jenn Jeih ^a   Chiu, Tsung Hong ^a   Lee, Kam Fai ^a   Hsieh, T'Sang T'Ang ^a   Soong, Yung Kuei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Blood flow impedance; Color Doppler sonography; Leiomyoma; Tumor vascular pattern

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032915586     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020371614069     Document Type: Article

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