Changes in apparent diffusion coefficients in the normal uterus during different phases of the menstrual cycle

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 990, 2010, Pages 524-528

  Kido, A ^a   Kataoka, Masako ^a,b   Koyama, T ^a   Yamamoto, A ^a   Saga, T ^c   Togashi, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVULATION; PREMENOPAUSE; UTERUS;

ADULT; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MYOMETRIUM; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; UTERUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952911074     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/11056533     Document Type: Article

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