Cesarean scar pregnancy: Sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings, complications, and treatment

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1449-1456

  Osborn, Daniel A ^a   Williams, Todd R ^a   Craig, Brian M ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean scar pregnancy; Ectopic pregnancy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Methotrexate; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; RESONANCE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CESAREAN SCAR PREGNANCY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; METHOTREXATE; SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS; TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY; TROUBLESHOOTING TOOLS;

OBSTETRICS;

CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SCAR;

CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 84866434331     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.9.1449     Document Type: Article

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