MR imaging of anorectal malformations and associated anomalies

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 573-581

  Nievelstein, R A J ^a   Vos, A ^a   Valk, J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformations; Associated anomalies; Congenital malformations; MRI

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFANT; MALE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM; RECTUM DISEASE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINE; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINE; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 0031637467     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050437     Document Type: Review

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