Ectopic pregnancy

Radiology

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 385-397

  Levine, Deborah ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE;

BLEEDING; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 35348929943     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2452061031     Document Type: Review

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