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Original Article

Tuboperitoneal fistula, ectopic pregnancy, and remnants of fallopian tube: a confocal microtomography analysis and 3D reconstruction of human fallopian tube pathologies

Pedro Teixeira CastroDepartment of Radiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ;Department of Radiology, Clínica Diagnóstico por Imagem (CDPI), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
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Ana Paula Pinho MatosDepartment of Radiology, Clínica Diagnóstico por Imagem (CDPI), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
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Osvaldo Luiz ArandaDepartment of Radiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vassouras University, Vassouras, Brazil;
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Edson MarchioriDepartment of Radiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
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Haimon Diniz Lopes AlvesDepartment of Applied Physics and Thermodynamics, Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ;Nuclear Engineering Program (PEN/COPPE), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
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Alessandra Silveira MachadoNuclear Engineering Program (PEN/COPPE), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
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Ricardo Tadeu LopesNuclear Engineering Program (PEN/COPPE), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
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Heron WernerDepartment of Radiology, Clínica Diagnóstico por Imagem (CDPI), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
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Edward Araujo JúniorDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 3082-3087 | Received 21 Dec 2017, Accepted 18 Mar 2018, Published online: 06 Apr 2018

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