Value of MRI performed with phasedarray coil in the diagnosis and preoperative classification of perianal and anal fistulas;Ruolo della RM eseguita con bobina phased-array nella diagnosi e classificazione preoperatoria delle fistole anali e perianali

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 58-67

  Maccioni, Francesca ^a   Colaiacomo, Maria Chiara ^a   Stasolla, Alessandro ^a   Manganaro, Lucia ^a   Izzo, Luciano ^b   Marini, Mario ^a  

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anal fistulas; MRI; Phased array coil

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECTOSCOPY; RECTUM FISTULA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCTOSCOPY; RECTAL FISTULA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036633012     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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