Use of three-dimensional ultrasound in evaluating the intrauterine position of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 495-497

  Zohav, Efraim ^a,b   Anteby, Eyal Y ^a,b   Orvieto, Raoul ^a,b  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

3 D TVS; Imaging; IUD; Levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG RELEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MENSTRUATION; PARITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS CAVITY;

EID: 34247128140     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60898-X     Document Type: Article

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