Sonography, CT, and MRI appearance of the essure microinsert permanent birth control device

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 959-964

  Wittmer, Michael H ^a   Brown, Douglas L ^a   Hartman, Robert P ^a   Famuyide, Abimbola O ^a   Kawashima, Akira ^a   King, Bernard F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth control; CT; Essure microinsert; Genitourinary tract imaging; Implantable devices; MRI; Pelvic imaging; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STERILIZATION, TUBAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UTERUS;

EID: 33749024982     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.1638     Document Type: Article

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