Ideal combination of MRI sequences for perianal fistula classification and the evaluation of additional findings for readers with varying levels of experience

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-19

  Yildirim, Nalan ^a   Gökalp, Gökhan ^a   Öztürk, Ersin ^a   Zorluoǧlu, Abdullah ^a   Yilmazlar, Tuncay ^a   Ercan, Ilker ^a   Savci, Gürsel ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Rectal fistula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RADIOLOGIST; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANUS DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84855453222     PISSN: 13053825     EISSN: 13053612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.4092-10.1     Document Type: Article

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