Limitations of transvaginal sonography for the diagnosis of adenomyosis, with histopathological correlation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 605-611

  Bazot, Marc ^a   Darai E ^a   Rouger, J ^a   Detchev, R ^a   Cortez, A ^a   Uzan, S ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Histopathological correlation; Transabdominal ultrasound; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CYST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMA; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036905968     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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