Questionable value of absolute mean gray value for clinical practice

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 595-597

  Martins, W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84876591083     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12449     Document Type: Letter

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