The sonographic diagnosis of deep endometriosis

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 408-409

  Abrão, Mauricio S ^a   Gonçalves, Manoel Orlando C ^b   Ajossa, Silvia ^c   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^c   Guerriero, Stefano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Digimagem Medicina Diagnóstica   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOMETRIOSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; LETTER; PELVIS; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA;

EID: 65949108813     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.3.408     Document Type: Letter

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