Value of sonography in the diagnosis of abnormal vaginal bleeding

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 348-353

  Dubinsky, Theodore J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal; Biopsy; Cost analysis; Endometrial carcinoma; Ultrasonography; Vaginal bleeding

Indexed keywords

COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM ATROPHY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POLYP; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

BIOPSY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; POLYPS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4043095524     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20049     Document Type: Review

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