The role of sonographic endometrial patterns and endometrial thickness in the differential diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1370-1375

  Hammoud, Ahmad Omar ^a   Hammoud, Ihab ^c   Bujold, Emmanuel ^a   Gonik, Bernard ^a   Diamond, Michael P ^a   Johnson, Samuel C ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Henri Ford Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Endometrial pattern; Endometrial thickness; Trilaminar pattern; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 20644470952     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.12.039     Document Type: Article

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