Use of intra-rectal ultrasound with color Doppler and Doppler flow analysis in differentiation of benign and malignant rectal disease

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-32

  Joosten, Frank B M ^a   Jansen, Jan B M J ^a   Joosten, Harry J M ^b   Rosenbusch, Gerd ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Doppler study; Rectum; Rectum, neoplasm; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ADENOMA; RECTUM CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030051854     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0929-8266(95)00129-8     Document Type: Article

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