Sonographic morphology scores (SMS) for differentiation between benign and malignant ovarian tumor

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 30-35

  Wanapirak, Chanane ^a   Nimitwongsakul, Surajit ^a   Tongsong, Theera ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ovarian Tumor; Sonographic Morphology Scores; Tumor Differentiation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THAILAND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0035229236     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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