Sonographic and Doppler imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of gestational trophoblastic disease: A 12-year experience

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-24

  Zhou, Qi ^a   Lei, Xiao Ying ^a   Xie, Qing ^b   Cardoza, Jim D ^c,d  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Xi'an Central Hospital   (China)

^c Summitt Medical Center   (United States)

^d Bay Imaging Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Choriocarcinoma; Doppler sonography; Gestational trophoblastic disease; Hydatidiform mole

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASES; DOPPLER EFFECT; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL IMAGING; TUMORS;

DOPPLER IMAGING; DOPPLER WAVEFORMS; GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE (GTD); SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ACTINOMYCIN DERIVATIVE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; KENGSHENGMYCIN; METHOTREXATE; NITROCAPHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 11144290149     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2005.24.1.15     Document Type: Article

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