Reproducibility of the measurement of submucous fibroid protrusion into the uterine cavity using three-dimensional saline contrast sonohysterography

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 837-841

  Lee, C ^a   Salim, R ^a   Ofili Yebovi, D ^a   Yazbek, J ^a   Davies, A ^a   Jurkovic, D ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Saline contrast sonohysterography; Submucous fibroids; Three dimensional ultrasound; Uterine cavity

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LEIOMYOMA; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33751202119     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3832     Document Type: Article

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