Ultrasound automated volume calculation in reproduction and in pregnancy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2163-2170

  Ata, Baris ^a   Tulandi, Togas ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

antral follicle count; assisted reproduction; Automated ultrasonography; in vitro fertilization; pregnancy ultrasound; sonoAVC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBASE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL SAC; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; OVARY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 79956361733     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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