Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 78-93 , February 2000

Acute female pelvic pain: Ultrasound evaluation

  • Alan Bau
    • ,
  • Mostafa Atri

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Mostafa Atri, MD, FRCPC, Department of Medical Imaging, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2M9.

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