Imaging in urogynaecology

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1345-1356

  Derpapas, Alexandros ^a   Digesu, Giuseppe Alessandro ^a   Fernando, Ruwan ^a   Khullar, Vik ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imaging; Incontinence; MRI; Pelvic floor; Prolapse; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOCELE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 84855227720     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-011-1462-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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