MR colonography: Baseline appearance of the unprepared rectosigmoid

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 927, 2005, Pages 202-206

  Jardine, V L ^a   Sala, E ^a   Lomas, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; COLON LAVAGE; COLON TUMOR; DIET RESTRICTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE COLONOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SIGMOID;

EID: 16344391380     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/15237296     Document Type: Review

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