Arteriovenous malformations of the uterus

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 823-829

  Cura, M ^a   Martinez, N ^b   Cura, A ^c   Dalsaso, T J ^d   Elmerhi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d Humboldt Radiology Medical Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Genital bleeding; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMBOLIZATION; GENITAL BLEEDING; NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTICS; PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS; UTERUS; VASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; VASCULAR ANATOMY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

TOMOGRAPHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UTERUS;

EID: 69949167134     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850903008792     Document Type: Review

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