Magnetic resonance imaging in children with voiding dysfunction: Is it indicated?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 3 II, 1998, Pages 1080-1083

  Pippi Salle, João L ^a   Capolicchio, Gianpaolo ^a   Houle, Anne Marie ^a   Vernet, Olivier ^a,b   Jednak, Roman ^a   O'Gorman, Augustin M ^a   Montes, Jose L ^a   Farmer, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Magnetic resonance imaging; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BLADDER INSTABILITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENURESIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOREFLEXIA; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0344604417     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62702-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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