MR imaging of testicular torsion: Features of testicular hemorrhagic necrosis and clinical outcomes

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 100-108

  Watanabe, Yuji ^a   Nagayama, Masako ^a   Okumura, Akira ^a   Amoh, Yoshiki ^a   Suga, Tsuyoshi ^a   Terai, Akihito ^a   Dodo, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

MRI; Necrosis; Surgery; Testis; Torsion

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RELAXATION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTIS HEMORRHAGIC NECROSIS; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS TORSION; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; EMERGENCIES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS; TORSION;

EID: 34547799604     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20946     Document Type: Article

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