Dynamic MR assessment of the anorectal angle and puborectalis muscle in pediatric patients with anismus: Technique and feasibility

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1067-1072

  Chu, Winnie C W ^a   Tam, Yuk Him ^a   Lam, Wynnie W M ^a   Ng, Alex W H ^a   Sit, Frances ^a   Yeung, Chung Kwong ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anismus; Anorectal angle; Magnetic resonance (MR); Pediatric; Puborectalis muscle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANISMUS; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFECATION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBORECTAL MUSCLE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIC FLOOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34247847766     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20914     Document Type: Article

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