Imaging of ambiguous genitalia: Classification and diagnostic approach

Radiographics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1891-1904

  Chavhan, Govind B ^a   Parra, Dimitri A ^a   Oudjhane, Kamaldine ^a   Miller, Stephen F ^a   Babyn, Paul S ^a   Salle, Joao L Pippi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 58149374007     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.287085034     Document Type: Article

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