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Role of the State-of-the-Art Three-dimensional Ultrasound in the Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Ovarian Masses

Francisco Raga, Oscar Caballero, Francisco Bonilla, Fernando Bonilla-Musoles, Juan Carlos Castillo, Luiz Eduardo Machado

Keywords : Ovarian cancer,Ovarian malignancy,Ovarian masses,Ovarian tumors,Power Doppler,Three-dimensional ultrasound

Citation Information : Raga F, Caballero O, Bonilla F, Bonilla-Musoles F, Carlos Castillo J, Eduardo Machado L. Role of the State-of-the-Art Three-dimensional Ultrasound in the Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Ovarian Masses. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015; 9 (4):446-461.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1432

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-06-2016

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2015; The Author(s).


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Bonilla F Jr, Raga F, Caballero O, Castillo JC, Machado LE, Bonilla-Musoles F. Role of the Stateof- the-Art Three-dimensional Ultrasound in the Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Ovarian Masses. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015;9(4):446-461.


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