Comparison between dynamic cystocolpoproctography and dynamic pelvic floor MRI: Pros and cons: Which is the "functional" examination for anorectal and pelvic floor dysfunction?

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 952-973

  Maglinte, Dean D T ^a   Hale, Douglass S ^b   Sandrasegaran, Kumar ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal disorders; Defecography; Dynamic pelvic floor MRI; Pelvic organ prolapse; Pelvic organ prolapse staging

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYNAMIC CYSTOCOLPOPROCTOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM MOTILITY;

ANUS DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEFECOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; RECTAL DISEASES;

EID: 84884700447     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: 14320509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-012-9870-x     Document Type: Article

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