Saline infusion sonohysterography: Including evaluation of tubal patency with hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography

Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 195-226

  Allahbadia, Gautam N ^a,b   Wolman, Igal ^c  

^a Near Otters Club   (India)

^b BOMBAY HOSPITAL   (India)

^c Serlin Maternity Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMENORRHEA; BIOPSY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; SALINE INFUSION SONOHYSTEROGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 0038362690     PISSN: 10479422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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