Comparison of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional power-Doppler imaging in complex adnexal masses for the prediction of ovarian cancer

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 807-812

  Alcázar, Juan Luis ^a   Castillo, Gerardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adnexal mass; Ovarian cancer; Power Doppler; Ultrasound scanning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; B SCAN; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OVARY CANCER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS TUMOR;

EID: 14644406227     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.10.630     Document Type: Conference Paper

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