MR and ultrasound imaging of floating globules in mature ovarian cystic teratoma

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 130-132

  Umesaki, Naohiko ^a   Nagamatsu, Akira ^b   Yada, Chie ^a   Tanaka, Tetsuji ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nagamatsu Ladies Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fat ball; Floating globule; Ovarian teratoma; Three dimensional ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY TERATOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; POSTMENOPAUSE; TERATOMA;

EID: 5644271435     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078952     Document Type: Article

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