Cross-sectional imaging of the female urethra: Technique and results

Radiographics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 749-761

  Prasad, Srinivasa R ^a   Menias, Christine O ^b   Narra, Vamsi R ^b   Middleton, William D ^b   Mukundan, Govind ^b   Samadi, Nayer ^b   Heiken, Jay P ^b   Siegel, Cary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URETHRA; URETHRA CARCINOMA; URETHRA DIVERTICULUM; URETHROGRAPHY;

EID: 20444481735     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.253045067     Document Type: Review

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