The role of endometrial and subendometrial blood flows measured by three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound in the prediction of pregnancy during IVF treatment

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 164-170

  Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ^a   Chan, Carina Chi Wai ^a   Tang, Oi Shan ^a   Yeung, William Shu Biu ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Endometrial and subendometrial blood flows; IVF; Three dimensional power Doppler

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 29144471270     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei277     Document Type: Article

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