Fecal Incontinence in scleroderma: Assessment of the anal sphincter with thin-section endoanal MR imaging

Radiology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 529-535

  DeSouza, Nandita M ^a   Williams, Andreanna D ^a   Wilson, Helen J ^b   Gilderdale, David J ^a   Coutts, Glyn A ^a   Black, Carol M ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anus, abnormalities; Anus, MR; Scleroderma

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS DISEASE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCLERODERMA; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0031877365     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.208.2.9680588     Document Type: Article

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