Three-dimensional endometrial volume and 3-dimensional power Doppler analysis in predicting endometrial carcinoma and hyperplasia

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 348-353

  Odeh, M ^a   Vainerovsky, I ^a   Grinin, V ^a   Kais, M ^a   Ophir, E ^a   Bornstein, J ^a  

^a WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dilatation and curettage; Endometrial carcinoma; Endometrial hyperplasia; Endometrial sampling; Endometrial volume; Hysterectomy; Hysteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 34447640941     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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