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Ultrasound Assessment of Ovarian Function Following Radiation Therapy

Christopher Prompuntagorn, J Salvador Saldivar

Keywords : Cervical cancer,Radiation,Ovarian function,Hormonal and ultrasound markers,Ovarian volume,Antral follicles,Intraovarian vascularity

Citation Information : Prompuntagorn C, Saldivar JS. Ultrasound Assessment of Ovarian Function Following Radiation Therapy. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014; 8 (3):288-292.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1367

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-06-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).


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Prompuntagorn C, Saldivar JS, Kupesic Plavsic S. Ultrasound Assessment of Ovarian Function Following Radiation Therapy. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014;8(3):288-292.


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