Endosonographic imaging of anorectal diseases

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-73

  Engin, Gulgun ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anorectum; Diseases; Endoanal sonography; Endorectal magnetic resonance imaging; Endorectal sonography; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; FLAMMABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ROTATION; SCANNING; TUMORS; ULTRASONICS;

ANORECTUM; ENDORECTAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIANAL FISTULAS;

DISEASES;

PEROXIDE;

ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER ATROPHY; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; CANCER STAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PERIANAL ABSCESS; RECTUM CARCINOMA; REVIEW;

EID: 30144443138     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.1.57     Document Type: Review

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