Radiologic and anatomic study of the extraperitoneal space associated with the rectum

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 642-652

  Chen, Nan ^a   Min, Peng Qiu ^b   Liu, Zai Yi ^b,c   Wu, Bing ^b   Yang, Kai Qing ^b   Lu, Chun Yan ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL OF GUANGZHOU MILITARY COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

Anatomy; CT; Fascial spaces; MRI; Rectal fascia; Rectum

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FASCIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; CADAVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77749301734     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.3003     Document Type: Article

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