Power doppler ultrasound assessment of follicular vascularity in the early follicular phase and its relationship with outcome of in vitro fertilization

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 161-169

  Shrestha, S M ^a,b   Costello, M F ^a,b   Sjoblom, P ^a,b,d   McNally, G ^c   Bennett, M ^a   Steigrad, S J ^b   Hughes, G J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Department of Reproductive Medicine   (Australia)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^d Fertility Centre Scandinavia   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Early follicular phase; IVF; Perifollicular vascularity; Power Doppler ultrasound; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VAGINA;

EID: 33745051097     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-006-9029-1     Document Type: Article

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