Female infertility: A systematic approach to radiologic imaging and diagnosis

Radiographics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1353-1370

  Steinkeler, Jill A ^a   Woodfield, Courtney A ^a   Lazarus, Elizabeth ^a   Hillstrom, Mary M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; OVARY DISEASE; REVIEW; UTERUS DISEASE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARIAN DISEASES; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 70349921993     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.295095047     Document Type: Article

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