Prenatal magnetic resonance imaging assisting in differentiating between large degenerating intramural leiomyoma and complex adnexal mass during pregnancy

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 186-189

  Sherer, David M ^a,c   Maitland, Ceceleta Y ^a   Levine, Nanci F ^a   Eisenberg, Chaya ^a   Abulafia, Ovadia ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Complex adnexal mass; Degenerating uterine leiomyoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prenatal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTADENOMA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LEIOMYOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADNEXAL DISEASES; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033936147     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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