Ovarian stromal echogenicity in women with normal and polycystic ovaries

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 618-621

  Buckett, W M ^a   Bouzayen, R ^b   Watkin, K L ^a   Tulandi, T ^a   Tan, S L ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Echogenicity; Ovary; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Stroma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; STROMA; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0033037925     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.3.618     Document Type: Article

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