Uterine junctional zone at three-dimensional transvaginal ultrasonography in patients with recurrent miscarriage: A new diagnostic tool?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 128-132

  Lazzarin, Natalia ^a   Exacoustos, Caterina ^a   Vaquero, Elena ^a   De Felice, Giovanna ^b   Manfellotto, Dario ^a   Zupi, Errico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D transvaginal sonography; Recurrent miscarriage; Uterine junctional zone

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPH; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS;

3D TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY; RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE; UTERINE JUNCTIONAL ZONE;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; UTERUS;

EID: 84894284980     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.12.014     Document Type: Article

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