Predictive value of patient history and correlation of nocturnal penile tumescence, colour duplex Doppler ultrasonography and dynamic cavernosometry and cavernosography in the evaluation of erectile dysfunction

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-51

  McMahon, C G ^a,b   Touma, K ^a  

^a Australian Centre for Sexual Health   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

DICC; Erectile dysfunction; Impotence; Nocturnal penile tumescence; Penile duplex ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAVERNOSOGRAPHY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS NOCTURNAL TUMESCENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0032994951     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900369     Document Type: Article

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