Why are some ectopic pregnancies characterized as pregnancies of unknown location at the initial transvaginal ultrasound examination?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1150-1154

  Kirk, Emma ^a   Daemen, Anneleen ^b   Papageorghiou, Aris T ^a   Bottomley, Cecilia ^a   Condous, George ^a,c   De Moor, Bart ^b   Timmerman, Dirk ^d   Bourne, Tom ^a,d  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy unit; Ectopic pregnancy; Pregnancy of unknown location; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROGESTERONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 56649107733     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802443822     Document Type: Article

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