Three-dimensional Ultrasonography in Gynecology: Technical Aspects and Clinical Applications

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1249-1269

  Bega, George ^a   Lev Toaff, Anna S ^a   O'Kane, Patrick ^a   Becker Jr , Eduardo ^b   Kurtz, Alfred B ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gynecology; Networking; Sonohysterography; Three and four dimensional ultrasonography; Uterine anomalies

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

COMPUTERIZED DATABASES;

GYNECOLOGY;

ACCURACY; CALCULATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DATA BASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING; OVARY; PELVIS FLOOR; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS MALFORMATION;

EID: 0242322633     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.11.1249     Document Type: Review

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