Three-dimensional transvaginal sonography in local staging of cervical carcinoma: Description of a novel technique and preliminary results

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 778-782

  Ghi, T ^a   Giunchi, S ^a   Kuleva, M ^a   Santini, D ^a   Savelli, L ^a   Formelli, G ^a   Casadio, P ^a   Costa, S ^a   Meriggiola, M C ^a   Pelusi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Parametria; Volume transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 35348979667     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5147     Document Type: Article

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