Ultrasonographic quantification of the endometrium during the menstrual cycle using computer-assisted analysis

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 297-300

  Chou, Szu Yuan ^a   Chen, Chih Yen ^b   Su, Hung Wen ^a   Hsu, Ming I ^a   Liang, So Rong ^a   Hsu, Chun Sen ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer assisted analysis; Endometrium; Gray level histogram; Menstrual cycle; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; REGISTRIES; SOFTWARE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455164120     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 18756263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2011.01.016     Document Type: Article

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