Reproducibility and reliability of automated volumetric measurement of single preovulatory follicles using SonoAVC

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2069-2073

  Salama, Samuel ^a   Arbo, Elisangela ^a,b   Lamazou, Frederic ^a   Levailllant, Jean Marc ^a   Frydman, Rene ^a   Fanchin, Renato ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; follicle volume; in vitro fertilization; preovulatory follicle; SonoAVC; VOCAL

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTIMA; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FRANCE; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CELL SIZE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 77950299293     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.115     Document Type: Article

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