Sonography of benign conditions of the anal canal: An update

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 765-773

  Berton, Franceses ^b,c   Gola, Giada ^b,d   Wilson, Stephanie R ^a,b,e  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile di Voghera   (Italy)

^e FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anal canal; Crohn's disease; Fecal incontinence; Perianal inflammatory masses; Sonography; Transanal imaging; Transperineal imaging; Transvaginal imaging

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASE; ANUS SPHINCTER; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34748814845     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2485     Document Type: Review

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