Evaluation of MR diffusion-weighted imaging in differentiating endometriosis infiltrating the bowel from colorectal carcinoma

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1376-1380

  Busard, M P H ^a   Pieters Van Den Bos, I C ^a   Mijatovic, V ^a   Van Kuijk, C ^a   Bleeker, M C G ^a   Van Waesberghe, J H T M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colorectal carcinoma; Deep infiltrating endometriosis; Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; DYSURIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84860712727     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.03.038     Document Type: Article

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