Diagnostic value of radiological tests in chronic pelvic pain

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 433-466

  Cody Jr , Richard F ^a   Ascher, Susan M ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; MRI applications; Pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADENOMYOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG INFUSION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; UTERUS MYOMA; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0342656147     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beog.1999.0085     Document Type: Article

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