Diagnostic performance of transvaginal gray-scale ultrasound for specific diagnosis of benign ovarian cysts in relation to menopausal status

Maturitas

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 182-188

  Alcázar, Juan Luis ^a   Guerriero, Stefano ^b   Laparte, Carmen ^a   Ajossa, Silvia ^b   Ruiz Zambrana, Álvaro ^a   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Menopause; Ovarian tumor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651397497     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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