Magnetic resonance imaging of pelvic organ prolapse

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 660-673

  Pannu, H K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance; Pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSTIPATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS INJURY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URODYNAMICS; UTERUS; VAGINA; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; BLADDER DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; PELVIS FLOOR; RECTUM PROLAPSE; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC FLOOR; RECTAL PROLAPSE; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 0036827046     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-001-0137-1     Document Type: Review

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