Ultrasound criteria for diagnosis of early pregnancy failure and ectopic pregnancy

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 373-382

  Perriera, Lisa ^a   Reeves, Matthew F ^a,b  

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

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy failure; Ectopic pregnancy; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; AMNION; BLIGHTED OVUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO DEATH; EMBRYO GROWTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART MOVEMENT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; YOLK SAC;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 54349106644     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1087103     Document Type: Review

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