Magnetic resonance imaging of pelvic floor defects in women

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 417-426

  Macura, Katarzyna J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Pelvic floor anatomy; Pelvic floor defects; Pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BLADDER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IONIZING RADIATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URETHRA; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA;

ADULT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROLAPSE; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 34248226354     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RMR.0b013e3180417dc8     Document Type: Review

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