Radiological reasoning: Algorithmic workup of abnormal vaginal bleeding with endovaginal sonography and sonohysterography

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 191, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Shi, Ann A ^a,b   Lee, Susanna I ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Endometrium; Postmenopause; Premenopause; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 58149143152     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.7067     Document Type: Article

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