Anovaginal Fistulas: Evaluation with Endoanal MR Imaging

Radiology

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-128

  Dwarkasing, Soendersing ^a   Hussain, Shahid M ^a   Hop, Wim C J ^a   Krestin, Gabriel P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anus, abnormalities; Anus, MR; Fistula, genitourinary system; Magnetic resonance (MR), endoscopic; Vagina, abnormalities; Vagina, MR

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANOVAGINAL FISTULA; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RECTAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINAL FISTULA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 1642291826     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2311021190     Document Type: Review

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