Congenital malformations of the uterus: The role of ultrasound

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-231

  Puscheck, Elizabeth E ^a   Cohen, Leeber ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D ultrasound; Congenital uterine anomalies; Hysterosalpingogram; Infertility; MRI; M llerian; Recurrent pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS SURGERY;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; UTERUS;

EID: 44449159397     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1076141     Document Type: Review

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