Gel infusion sonography in the evaluation of the uterine cavity

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 711-714

  Van Den Bosch, T ^a,c   Betsas, G ^a   Van Schoubroeck, D ^a   Daemen, A ^b   Vandenbroucke, V ^a   Cornelis, A ^c   De Moor, B ^b   Deprest, J ^a   Timmerman, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c RZ Tienen ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endometrial sampling; Gel infusion sonography; GIS; Hydrosonography; Hysteroscopy; Pain scores; SCSH; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449140742     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7463     Document Type: Article

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