Measurement of the speed of sound in follicular fluid

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 497-500

  Gooding, M J ^a   Barber, D ^b   Kennedy, S H ^b   Noble, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Fluid; Follicle; Speed of sound; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND TRANSMISSION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 14044250913     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh591     Document Type: Article

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