Power Doppler properties of endometrial polyps and submucosal fibroids: A preliminary observational study in women with known intracavitary lesions

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-237

  Cil, A P ^a   Tulunay, G ^a   Kose, M F ^a   Haberal, A ^a  

^a Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Doppler mapping; Endometrial pathology; Endometrial polyp; Myoma; Power Doppler; Submucosal fibroid; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POLYP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS CANCER;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 76249089620     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7470     Document Type: Article

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