Hugh Taylor, MD, explains that imaging in endometriosis is best for ruling out other causes of pelvic pain and cannot exclude the diagnosis.
|Articles|February 1, 2009
New Products: Imaging system that helps detect cervical Ca approved by FDA
FDA has approved imaging system to help detect cervical cancer.
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