Practical MR imaging of female pelvic floor weakness

Radiographics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 295-304

  Fielding, Julia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pelvic organs, MR, 757.121416, 85.121416; Pelvic organs, prolapse, 74.159, 757.159, 85.1436

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; RECTOCELE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; RECTAL PROLAPSE; RECTOCELE; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 0036515432     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.22.2.g02mr25295     Document Type: Article

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