Ultrasound Evaluation of First Trimester Pregnancy Complications

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 581-585

  Morin, Lucie ^a   Van den Hof, Michiel C ^a   Bly, Stephen ^b   Farquharson, Duncan ^a   Lewthwaite, Barbara ^a   Gagnon, Robert ^a   Salem, Shia ^c   Skoll, Amanda ^a  

^a Health Canada Radiation Protection Bureau ^*  (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c Canadian Association of Radiologists   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blighted ovum; Ectopie; Missed abortion; Threatended abortion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING; CANADA; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; MISSED ABORTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; STANDARD;

ABORTION, MISSED; CANADA; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 24644502260     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30718-6     Document Type: Article

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