Endoanal ultrasound evaluation of anorectal diseases and disorders: Technique, indications, results and limitations

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 480-489

  Saranovic, Djordjije ^a   Barisic, Goran ^b   Krivokapic, Zoran ^b   Masulovic, Dragan ^a   Djuric Stefanovic, Aleksandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Institute of Digestive Diseases   (Yugoslavia)

Author keywords

Anorectal disorders; Endoanal ultrasonography; Fistula; Rectum; Sonography; Tumor

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; TUMORS;

ANORECTAL DISORDERS; ENDOANAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; PERIANAL DISEASE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANATOMY; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOANAL ULTRASOUND; ENTERITIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM;

EID: 33847258230     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.07.033     Document Type: Article

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