在患有非阻塞性阿佐精子症的男性中, epididymis 的扩散张力成像和纤维通道学

Christina K Bougia1, Loukas G Astrakas2, Vasileios Maliakas1

  • 1Department of Clinical Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.

Andrology
|May 9, 2025
PubMed
概括

扩散张力成像和 epididymis 的纤维通道图像显示为非阻塞性亚子精的非侵入性生物标志物具有前途. 这些技术在受影响的男性中揭示了 epididymal 纤维通道的异常,尽管它们无法预测精子检索的成功.

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