Sonography of uterine abnormalities in postpartum and postabortion patients: A potential pitfall of interpretation

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 343-348

  Rufener, Stephanie L ^a   Adusumilli, Saroja ^a   Weadock, William J ^a,b   Caoili, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Postabortion; Postpartum; Retained products of conception; Sonography; Uterine arteriovenous malformation

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOLOGY;

RETAINED PRODUCTS OF CONCEPTION; UTERINE ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MYOMETRIUM; OBSERVER VARIATION; RETAINED PLACENTA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS TUMOR; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 41149127324     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.3.343     Document Type: Article

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