An ultrasonographic morphological index for prediction of ovarian tumor malignancy

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-54

  Szpurek, D ^a,b   Moszynski, R ^a   Zietkowiak W ^a   Spaczynski, M ^a   Sajdak, S ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b Division of Gynecological Surgery   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Diagnostics; Morphological index; Ovarian tumor; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; OVARY CARCINOMA; PARAMETER; POZNAN INDEX; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; POLAND; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 14644388133     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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