Scrotal sonography revisited

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-37

  Carkaci, Selin ^a   Ozkan, Efe ^a   Lane, Deanna ^a   Yang, Wei T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysts; Extratesticular masses; Neoplasms; Scrotum; Testicular masses; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SCROTUM; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCROTUM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 74549185003     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20642     Document Type: Review

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