Mature and immature ovarian teratomas: CT, US and MR imaging characteristics

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 454-463

  Saba, Luca ^a   Guerriero, Stefano ^b   Sulcis, Rosa ^c   Virgilio, Bruna ^b   Melis, GianBenedetto ^b   Mallarini, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a Cattedra di Reumatologia II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Ospedale di Muravera (Muravera)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance; Ovarian neoplasm; Sonography; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

CARCINOID TUMORS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; GERM CELLS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MR IMAGING;

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

TUMORS;

ANATOMY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMATURE OVARY TERATOMA; MATURE OVARY TERATOMA; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OVARY TERATOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 70449624092     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.07.044     Document Type: Review

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