The uterine junctional zone: A 3-dimensional ultrasound study of patients with endometriosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 248.e1-248.e7

  Exacoustos, Caterina ^a   Luciano, Danielle ^c   Corbett, Brenda ^c   De Felice, Giovanna ^b   Di Feliciantonio, Mara ^a   Luciano, Anthony ^c   Zupi, Errico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3 dimensional transvaginal sonography adenomyosis endometriosis junctional zone

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE JUNCTIONAL ZONE; UTERUS;

EID: 84883183643     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.06.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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