A Comparison Between Ultrasound Therapy and Laser Therapy for Symptomatic Cervical Ectopy

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1770-1774

  Chen, Jinyun ^a   Zhou, Deping ^b   Liu, Yuming ^b   Peng, Jianhua ^b   Li, Chengzhi ^a   Chen, Wenzhi ^a   Wang, Zhibiao ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chongqing Obstetric and Gynecology Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Laser therapy; Side effect; Symptomatic cervical ectopy; Therapeutic effect; Ultrasound therapy

Indexed keywords

LASER THERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATIC CERVICAL ECTOPY; THERAPEUTIC EFFECT; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTIC WAVES; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LASERS; SONOCHEMISTRY; ULTRASONICS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKORRHEA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX ECTOPY; VAGINA DISCHARGE; YAG LASER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049115562     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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