Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy with ultrasound

Emma Kirk1,2, Tom Bourne2,3
1Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF, UK
2Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, UK
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

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