Lack of sensitivity of endometrial thickness in predicting the presence of an ectopic pregnancy

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-122

  Mehta, Tejas S ^a   Levine, Deborah ^a,b   McArdle, Colin R ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Endometrium, thickness; Pregnancy, ectopic

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OBSTETRICS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ECTOPIC PREGNANCY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THICKNESS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033082027     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1999.18.2.117     Document Type: Article

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