Role of sonography in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 509-517

  Gurel, Safiye ^a   Sarikaya, Basar ^b   Gurel, Kamil ^a   Akata, Deniz ^c  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ectopic; Gynecology; Obstetrics; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PROGESTERONE;

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

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

EID: 35748979714     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20402     Document Type: Review

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