MR defecography in patients with dyssynergic defecation: Spectrum of imaging findings and diagnostic value

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue 998, 2011, Pages 136-144

  Reiner, Caecilia S ^a   Tutuian, R ^a,b   Solopova, A E ^a   Pohl, D ^a,c   Marincek, B ^a   Weishaupt, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital Baden   (Switzerland)

^c Spital Uster ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSSYNERGIC DEFECATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ATAXIA; DEFECATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751684047     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/28989463     Document Type: Article

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