Three-dimensional power Doppler imaging of ovarian stromal blood flow in women with endometriosis undergoing in vitro fertilization

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 480-485

  Wu, M H ^a,b   Tsai, S J ^c   Pan, H A ^a,b   Hsiao, K Y ^c   Chang, F M ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Institute of Clinical Medicine   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; In vitro fertilization; Leptin; Ovary; Three dimensional power Doppler ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LEPTIN; OVARY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0038363336     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.113     Document Type: Article

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