Transvaginal gray scale and color Doppler sonography in primary ovarian cancer and metastatic tumors to the ovary

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-247

  Alcázar, Juan Luis ^a   Galán, María José ^b   Ceamanos, Carolina ^b   García Manero, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Color Doppler sonography; Metastatic cancer; Ovarian cancer; Sonography

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; TUMORS;

DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; OVARY CANCER; OVARY TUMOR; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0242501534     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.3.243     Document Type: Article

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