Adnexal Torsion

Ultrasound Clinics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-119

  Bertolotto, Michele ^a   Serafini, Giovanni ^b   Tomà, Paolo ^c   Zappetti, Roberta ^a   Migaleddu, Vincenzo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SANTA CORONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d Sardinian Mediterranean Imaging Research Group no Profit Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adnexa torsion; Color Doppler ultrasound; Ovary ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADNEXAL TORSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OVARY CYST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 64749115625     PISSN: 1556858X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cult.2007.12.002     Document Type: Review

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