Anatomy and physiology of the female pelvis: MR imaging revisited

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 842-849

  Togashi, Kaori ^a   Nakai, Asako ^a   Sugimura, Kazuro ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contractions; MR; Myometrium; Ovary; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; UTERUS;

EID: 0035017136     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1120     Document Type: Review

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