MRI evaluation of the uterine structure after myomectomy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-110

  Tsuji, Shunichiro ^a   Takahashi, Kentaro ^a   Imaoka, Izumi ^b   Sugimura, Kazuro ^c   Miyazaki, Kohji ^d   Noda, Yoichi ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b TENRI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

MRI; Myomectomy structure of uterus; Uterine leiomyoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOMECTOMY; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 33344467249     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089144     Document Type: Article

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