Value of transvaginal sonography in diagnosing heterotopic pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization with embryo transfer

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 563-569

  Li, X H ^a,b   Ouyang, Y ^a,b   Lu, G X ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of Citic Xiangya   (China)

Author keywords

ectopic pregnancy; heterotopic pregnancy; in vitro fertilization embryo transfer; transvaginal sonography; ultrasound type

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HETEROTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84876545287     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12341     Document Type: Review

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