Assessing clinical performance of gynecology residents: Sonographic evaluation of adnexal masses based on morphological scoring systems

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 776-779

  Lee, T S ^a   Kim, J W ^a   Park, N H ^a   Song, Y S ^a   Kang, S B ^a   Lee, H P ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adnexal mass; Performance status; Scoring systems; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TERATOMA; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADNEXAL DISEASES; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 29144528939     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2622     Document Type: Article

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