TESTICULAR ELASTOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH VARICOCELE AND INFERTILITY
Keywords:
Elastography, Sono- elastography, Ultrasound, Scrotum, TestisAbstract
We wish to evaluate the performance of Real-time Elastography (RTE) in assessing the effect of varicocele on testicular interstitial elasticity as well as in forecasting the effect of varicocele on sperm motility.
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