The optimal timing of an ultrasound scan to assess the location and viability of an early pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1811-1817

  Bottomley, C ^a   Van Belle, V ^b   Mukri, F ^a   Kirk, E ^c   Van Huffel, S ^b   Timmerman, D ^d   Bourne, T ^a,c,d  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; First trimester; Pregnancy; Transvaginal ultrasound; Viability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 67651123057     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep084     Document Type: Article

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