Accuracy of three-dimensional ultrasonography in differential diagnosis of septate and bicornuate uterus compared with office hysteroscopy and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-106

  Faivre, Erika ^a,b   Fernandez, Hervé ^a,c,d   Deffieux, Xavier ^a,b,c   Gervaise, Amélie ^a,b   Frydman, René ^a,b,c   Levaillant, Jean Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bicornuate uterus; Septate uterus; Three dimensional ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL THREE DIMENSIONAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS BICORNIS; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS SEPTUS;

AMBULATORY CARE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 84455167664     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.724     Document Type: Article

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