Compound versus fundamental imaging in the detection of subdermal contraceptive implants

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-359

  Gabriel, Helena ^a   Shulman, Lee ^a   Marko, Jamie ^a   Nikolaidis, Paul ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compound imaging; Contraceptive implants; Musculoskeletal sonography; Sonography

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

COMPOUND IMAGING; CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANTS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SONOGRAPHY;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ETONOGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRACEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 33847622014     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.3.355     Document Type: Article

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