Differentiation of perianal fistulas with digital subtraction magnetic resonance fistulography

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-387

  Schaefer, Oliver ^a   Lohrmann, Christian ^a   Kreisel, Wolfgang ^a   Rasenack, Jens ^a   Ruf, Guenther ^a   Hopt, Ulrich ^a   Langer, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anus; Fistula; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FIBROSIS; FISTULOGRAPHY; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE FISTULOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; BUTTOCKS; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEGLUMINE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RECTAL FISTULA; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 17444385271     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MIB.0000164021.65106.cd     Document Type: Article

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