A standardized measurement technique may improve the reliability of measurements of endometrial thickness and volume

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-115

  Martins, W P ^a,b,c   Raine Fenning, N J ^d   Leite, S P ^a   Ferriani, R A ^a   Nastri, C O ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Nacional de Ciência e   (Brazil)

^c Escola de Ultra sonografia e Reciclagem Medica de Ribeirao Preto EURP   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

endometrium; imaging; reproductive medicine; standardization; three dimensional; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959747980     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.9016     Document Type: Article

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