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Ultrasound Imaging of Early Extraembryonic Structures

Sándor Nagy, Zoltán Papp

Keywords : Blighted ovum,Chorionic plate,Extraembryonic structures,Gestational sac,Missed abortion,Subchorionic hemorrhage,Yolk sac

Citation Information : Nagy S, Papp Z. Ultrasound Imaging of Early Extraembryonic Structures. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017; 11 (1):11-19.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1500

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-09-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).


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Nagy S, Papp Z. Ultrasound Imaging of Early Extraembryonic Structures. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017;11(1):11-19.


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