Prospective comparison of hydrogen peroxide-enhanced three-dimensional endoanal ultrasonography and endoanal magnetic resonance imaging of perianal fistulas

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1407-1415

  West, R L ^a   Zimmerman, D D E ^a   Dwarkasing, S ^a   Hussain, S M ^a   Hop, W C J ^a   Schouten, W R ^a   Kuipers, E J ^a   Felt Bersma, R J F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endoanal magnetic resonance imaging; Endoanal ultrasonography; Hydrogen peroxide; Perianal fistula

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0142106926     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6758-z     Document Type: Article

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