Ultrasonographic evaluation of endometrial changes using computer assisted image analysis

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 634-638

  Chou, Szu Yuan ^a,b   Chen, Chih Yen ^b   Chow, Pui Ki ^a   Hsu, Chun Sen ^a   Hsu, Ming I ^a   Chiang, Huihua Kenny ^b,c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer assisted image analysis; Gray level histogram; ImageJ; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POSTMENOPAUSE; SCORING SYSTEM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MENSTRUAL CYCLE;

EID: 77953338126     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01218.x     Document Type: Article

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