Three-dimensional sonographic morphologic assessment in complex adnexal masses: Preliminary experience

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-254

  Alcázar, Juan Luis ^a   Galán, María José ^b   García Manero, Manuel ^b   Guerriero, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adnexal masses; Sonography; Three dimensional; Two dimensional

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; TUMORS;

TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTADENOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY TUMOR; TERATOMA; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TUBOOVARIAN ABSCESS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0242669973     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.3.249     Document Type: Article

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