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5-1-1969
Diagnostic approaches to hydatidiform mole Frank C. Cooper University of Nebraska Medical Center
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DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES TO HYDATIDIFORH MOLE
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F. CHRISTOPHER COOPER, B. S.
For Presentation to the Thesis Committee · University of Nebraska, College of Medicine February 1, 1969
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THE USE OF HlfHAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF HYDATIDIFORH NOLE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
THE ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS OF HYDATIDIFORM HOLE
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THE RADIOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS OF HYDATIDIFORM HOLE • • • • • • • • Roentgenograms of the Pelvis for Fetal Age and Death • Pelvic Angiography • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Use of Radioactive Photoscanning in the Diagnosis of Hydatidiform Mole • • • • • Amniography • • • • • • • • • •
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MINOR TESTS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF HYD.4TID KOLE
Fetal Heart Beat and Electrocardiogram Passage of the Uterine Sound Amnioscopy • • •
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LIST OF TABLES Page TABLE 1
Frequency with which Hydatidiform Mole has been Described in Relation to Pregnancy in Different Countries • • • • •
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Incidence of Mole by Age Group. • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Bioassay Methods for Quantitative Determination of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG). • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Immuniological Methods for the Qll:antitative Determination of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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The Variable Range of HCG Excretion in Molar Pregnancy. •
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HCG Titers for Various Factors in Cases of Hydatidiform Mole. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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TABLE 7 Comparison of Angiographic Features of the Normal Placenta and of Hydatidiform Mole. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 30 TABLE 8
Comparison of the Accuracy of the Transabdominal and Endocervical Hystogram in 44 Suspected Cases of Hydatidiform Mole • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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