Magnetic resonance imaging measurement of the anorectal striated muscle complex in normal children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1549-1555

  Tang, Shaotao ^a   Tong, Qiangsong ^a   Mao, Yongzhong ^a   Wang, Yong ^a   Li, Shiwang ^a   Cao, Zhiqing ^a   Ruan, Qinglan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Magnetic resonance imaging; Striated muscle complex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAL CANAL; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECTUM; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33748041452     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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