MRI appearance of the low transverse incision after caesarean section in a symptomatic woman

European Journal of Radiology Extra

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 133-136

  Lijoi, Davide ^a   Biscaldi, Ennio ^a   Mistrangelo, Emanuela ^a   Bogliolo, Stefano ^a   Ragni, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caesarean section scar; Magnetic resonance imaging; Post caesarean symptoms; Uterine bleeding

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748204570     PISSN: 15714675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrex.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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