Three-dimensional ultrasound in the diagnosis of Müllerian duct anomalies and concordance with magnetic resonance imaging

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 593-601

  Bermejo, C ^d   Martinez Ten P ^a   Cantarero, R ^d   Diaz, D ^d   Perez Pedregosa J ^b   Barron E ^d   Labrador, E ^c   Ruiz Lopez L ^d  

^a Delta Ultrasound Diagnostic Center in Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL LA ZARZUELA   (Spain)

^c Centro de Resonancia Magnética de Alto Campo Abirem   (Spain)

^d SESCAM ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

3D US; Congenital uterine malformations; Magnetic resonance; MRI; M llerian anomalies; Mullerian; Mullerian duct anomalies; Three dimensional ultrasonography; UM; Uterine malformations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULLERIAN DUCTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 77951816730     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7551     Document Type: Article

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