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Research Article

Comparison of scar thickness measurements using trans-vaginal sonography and MRI in cases of pregnancy with previous caesarean section. Do they correlate with actual scar thickness?

N. SinghDepartments of Obstetrics and GynaecologyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
R. TripathiDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
,
Y. M. MalaDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
,
R. DixitDepartments of Radiology, Maulana Azad Medical College
,
S. TyagiDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
&
A. BatraDepartment of Oncology, India Institute of Medical Sciences
Pages 810-813 | Published online: 12 Nov 2013

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