Radiological appearances of uterine fibroids

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-231

  Wilde, Sue ^a,b   Scott Barrett, Sarah ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imaging; Leiomyoma; MRI; Sonography; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY TUMOR; RADIODIAGNOSIS; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 68849083737     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.54887     Document Type: Article

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