Three-dimensional ultrasound in diagnosis of adenomyosis: Histologic correlation with ultrasound targeted biopsies of the uterus

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 803-810

  Luciano, Danielle E ^a   Exacoustos, Caterina ^b   Albrecht, Lauren ^a   LaMonica, Rachel ^a   Proffer, Abigail ^a   Zupi, Errico ^b   Luciano, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D coronal plane; Adenomyosis; Junctional zone

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN UTERUS TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS BIOPSY;

3D CORONAL PLANE; ADENOMYOSIS; JUNCTIONAL ZONE;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERUS;

EID: 84886830412     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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