Role of transvaginal sonography in the diagnosis of peritoneal inclusion cysts

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1193-1200

  Guerriero, Stefano ^a   Ajossa, Silvia ^a   Mais, Valerio ^a   Angiolucci, Marco ^a   Paoletti, Anna Maria ^a   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer antigen 125; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Peritoneal cysts; Power Doppler imaging; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER EFFECT; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY; TUMORS;

DOPPLER IMAGING; PLASMA CONCENTRATIONS; SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CYST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PERITONEUM; PERITONEUM INCLUSION CYST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 4444229497     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.9.1193     Document Type: Article

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