Three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound for the study of cervical cancer and precancerous lesions

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 576-581

  Belitsos, P ^a   Papoutsis, D ^a   Rodolakis, A ^a   Mesogitis, S ^a   Antsaklis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Power Doppler; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRECANCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VASCULARIZATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84871576670     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.11134     Document Type: Article

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