Catch me if you scan: Ultrasound diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Jurkovic, D ^a   Mavrelos, D ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIUM; GESTATION PERIOD; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY; UTERUS CAVITY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 34447520348     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.4077     Document Type: Editorial

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