Three-dimensional endoanal ultrasound assessment of the anal sphincters: Reproducibility

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 675-681

  Olsen, Ingrid P ^a   Augensen, Kåre ^b   Wilsgaard, Tom ^c   Kiserud, Torvid ^b,d  

^a Hammerfest Hospital   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; External sphincter; Internal sphincter; Three dimensional ultrasound; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL ENDOANAL ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REST;

EID: 45849139736     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802088387     Document Type: Article

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