Assessment of cyst content using mean gray value for discriminating endometrioma from other unilocular cysts in premenopausal women

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 228-232

  Alcazar J L ^a   LEOn M ^b   Galvan R ^a   Guerriero, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b Clinica Instituto de Diagnostico SA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Endometrioma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY CYST; OVARY DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PREMENOPAUSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN DISEASES; PREMENOPAUSE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76249099455     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7535     Document Type: Article

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