Uterine contractions evaluated on cine MR imaging in patients with uterine leiomyomas

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 142-146

  Nishino, Mizuki ^a   Togashi, Kaori ^b   Nakai, Asako ^b   Hayakawa, Katsumi ^a   Kanao, Shotarou ^a   Iwasaku, Kazuhiro ^a   Fujii, Shingo ^b  

^a KYOTO CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contractility; Leiomyoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Uterus

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT;

SPERM TRANSPORT; TURBOSPIN ECHO;

RADIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MYOMA; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MYOMETRIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROUS MEMBRANE; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 10644257444     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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