Three-dimensional sonographic and power Doppler characterization of ovaries in late follicular phase

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 281-285

  Jarvela I Y ^a,b   Sladkevicius, P ^a   Kelly, S ^a   Ojha, K ^a   Nargund, G ^a   Campbell, S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Three dimensional power Doppler; Three dimensional ultrasound; Transvaginal color Doppler; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW RATE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; IMAGING; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OVARY;

EID: 0036378257     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00777.x     Document Type: Article

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