Further observations on the empty "amnion sign"

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 113-117

  Yegul, N Tugce ^a   Filly, Roy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnion; Early pregnancy failure; Empty sac; Threatened abortion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AMNION; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYO LOSS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 77949450290     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20673     Document Type: Article

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