Assessment of uterine circulation in ectopic pregnancy by transvaginal color Doppler

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-208

  Szabó, István ^a   Csabay, László ^a   Belics, Zorán ^a   Fekete, Tibor ^a   Papp, Zoltán ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography; Uterine and tubal artery blood flow

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFORMATION; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0037428925     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00235-X     Document Type: Article

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