Clarifying the role of three-dimensional transvaginal sonography in reproductive medicine: An evidenced-based appraisal

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Assisted Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Raine Fenning, Nick ^a,b   Fleischer, Arthur C ^b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

CELL COUNT; DATA ANALYSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRENATAL DISORDER; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STIMULATION; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS MALFORMATION;

EID: 24944495426     PISSN: 17431050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-1050-2-10     Document Type: Review

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