Adenomyosis: Three-dimensional sonographic findings of the junctional zone and correlation with histology

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 471-479

  Exacoustos, C ^a   Brienza, L ^a   Di Giovanni, A ^a   Szabolcs, B ^a   Romanini, M E ^a   Zupi, E ^a   Arduini, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D coronal plane; adenomyosis; junctional zone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 79953146926     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8900     Document Type: Article

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