A simple and reliable way to recognize the transient myometrial contraction - a common pitfall in MRI of the pelvis

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 596-599

  Holloway, B J ^a   Lopez C ^a   Balogun, M ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOMA; ADENOMYOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEIOMYOMA; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS; UTERUS CANCER;

ADENOMYOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOMETRIUM; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 34247379128     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.11.021     Document Type: Article

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