Magnetic resonance imaging of endometriosis of the pitiform muscle causing sciatica: Case report

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-36

  Hickey, Neil A J ^a   Murphy, John P ^a   Bloom, Carl ^a   Hamilton, Paul ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; ISCHIALGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIECTOMY;

EID: 0032937056     PISSN: 00082902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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