Assessment of Cesarean hysterotomy scar in non-pregnant women: Reliability of transvaginal sonography with and without contrast enhancement

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 499-505

  Baranov, A ^a   Gunnarsson, G ^a   Salvesen, K A ^a,b   Isberg, P E ^c   Vikhareva, O ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cesarean scar defect; intermethod agreement; interobserver agreement; intraobserver agreement; reliability; saline contrast sonohysterography; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CICATRIX; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CICATRIX; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROTOMY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959257829     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.14833     Document Type: Article

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