Three-dimensional sonographic characteristics of deep endometriosis

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1061-1066

  Guerriero, Stefano ^a   Alcázar, Juan Luis ^b   Ajossa, Silvia ^a   Pilloni, Monica ^a   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

3 dimensional sonography; Deep endometriosis; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

FUNCTION EVALUATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

3-DIMENSIONAL SONOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICES; DEEP ENDOMETRIOSIS; INFINITE NUMBERS; SONOGRAPHIC IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES; TOMOGRAPHIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HUMAN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249108165     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.8.1061     Document Type: Article

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