MRI of the anal canal: Correlation with histologic examination

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Van Beers, B E ^a   Kartheuser, A ^a   Delos, M A ^b   Grandin, C ^a   Detry, R ^a   Jamart, J ^b   Pringot, J ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anus; Magnetic resonance; Tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

ANUS; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0029879896     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0730-725X(95)02056-Y     Document Type: Article

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