Three-dimensional ultrasound in reproductive medicine

Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 304-315

  Kupesic, Sanja ^a  

^a Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Hystero contrast sonosalpingography; Intrauterine adhesions; Ovarian monitoring; Submucous leiomyoma; Three dimensional ultrasound; Uterine anomalies; Uterine receptivity

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BLOOD FLOW; CATHETER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LEIOMYOMA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY RATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBMUCOSA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS MALFORMATION; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 33646421445     PISSN: 14722240     EISSN: 17438950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14722240500398565     Document Type: Article

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