Sonographic findings of ovarian torsion in children

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 446-451

  Servaes, Sabah ^a,b   Zurakowski, David ^a   Laufer, Marc R ^a   Feins, Neil ^a   Chow, Jeanne S ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ovarian mass; Ovarian torsion; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OVARY DISEASE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TORSION;

ADNEXA UTERI; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; OBSERVER VARIATION; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TORSION ABNORMALITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 34147186381     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0429-x     Document Type: Article

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