Measurement precision and normal range of endometrial thickness in a postmenopausal population by transvaginal ultrasound

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 492-495

  Warming, L ^a   Ravn, P ^a   Skouby, S ^a   Christiansen, C ^a  

^a CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND BASIC RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Endometrial thickness; Interobserver; Intraobserver; Postmenopausal; Reproducibility; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NORMAL VALUE; OBSERVATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036435623     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00828.x     Document Type: Article

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