Functional oesophago-gastric junction imaging

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 2818-2824

  McMahon, Barry P ^a   Drewes, Asbjørn M ^b   Gregersen, Hans ^b  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Competence; Distensibility; Functional imaging; Lower oesophageal sphincter; Oesophagogastric junction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRODE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMPEDANCE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MANOMETRY; TENSION;

EID: 33744494840     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2818     Document Type: Article

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