The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 620-625 , September 2010

Narrow-Band Imaging in Diagnosis of Endometrial Cancer and Hyperplasia: A New Option?

  • Daniela Surico, MD

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Gynecological Oncology Centre, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Novara, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Daniela Surico, MD, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Maggiore della Carità, Viale Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy.
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  • Alessandro Vigone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Gynecological Oncology Centre, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Novara, Italy
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  • Daniele Bonvini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Experimental Medicine–Epidemiology, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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  • Raffaele Tinelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sant'Anna Institute, Brescia, Italy
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  • Livio Leo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Gynecological Oncology Centre, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Novara, Italy
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  • Nicola Surico, MD

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Gynecological Oncology Centre, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Novara, Italy

Received 1 July 2009 ,Accepted 29 October 2009.

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 The authors have no commercial, proprietary, or financial interest in the products or companies described in this article.

PII: S1553-4650(09)01239-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.10.014

The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 620-625 , September 2010

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