Ultrasonographic assessment of ovarian endometrioma

Journal of Medical Ultrasound

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 241-248

  Wu, Meng Hsing ^a   Cheng, Yueh Chin ^a   Chang, Fong Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endometrioma; Ovary; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADNEXA DISEASE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 59149104076     PISSN: 09296441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6441(09)60001-1     Document Type: Review

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