Location of the ovaries in girls from newborn to 18 years of age: Reconsidering ovarian shielding

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-259

  Bardo, Dianna M E ^a   Black, Michelle ^b   Schenk, Kellie ^a   Zaritzky, Mario F ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ovarian shields; Radiation dose; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 59449098912     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-1094-4     Document Type: Article

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