Color Doppler sonographic analysis of uterine and ovarian artery blood flow in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 305-313

  Özkan, Sebiha ^a   Vural, Birol ^a   Çalişkan, Eray ^a   Bodur, Harika ^a   Türköz, Erkan ^a   Vural, Füsun ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Ovarian artery; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 34447287391     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20358     Document Type: Article

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