Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Volume 2016 (2016), Article ID 6146901, 5 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6146901
Combined Application of Ultrasound and CT Increased Diagnostic Value in Female Patients with Pelvic Masses
1Department of Ultrasound, The Hospital Affiliated to Taishan Medical University, 706 Taishan Avenue, Tai'an 271000, China
2Department of Gynaecology, The Hospital Affiliated to Taishan Medical University, 706 Taishan Avenue, Tai'an 271000, China
3Department of Radiology, The Hospital Affiliated to Taishan Medical University, 706 Taishan Avenue, Tai'an 271000, China
4Department of Out-Patient, The Hospital Affiliated to Taishan Medical University, 706 Taishan Avenue, Tai'an 271000, China
Received 8 June 2016; Revised 17 August 2016; Accepted 22 September 2016
Academic Editor: Michele Nichelatti
Copyright © 2016 Yan Liu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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