Uterine tissue development in healthy women during the normal menstrual cycle and investigations with magnetic resonance imaging

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 648-654

  Hoad, Caroline L ^a   Raine Fenning, Nick J ^a   Fulford, Jonathan ^a   Campbell, Bruce K ^a   Johnson, Ian R ^a   Gowland, Penelope A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Junctional zone; Magnetic resonance imaging; Menstrual cycle; Uterine tissue development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS;

EID: 13544253740     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.07.032     Document Type: Article

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