The role of three-dimensional ultrasound in assisted reproduction treatment

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 317-322

  Raine Fenning, N ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOWN REGULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FERTILIZATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVULATION; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; VASCULARIZATION;

DOWN-REGULATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 1942467949     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1028     Document Type: Review

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