High-resolution anorectal manometry and dynamic pelvic magnetic resonance imaging are complementary technologies

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 71-74

  Jodorkovsky, Daniela ^a   Macura, Katarzyna J ^a   Gearhart, Susan L ^a   Dunbar, Kerry B ^b,c   Stein, Ellen M ^a   Clarke, John O ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced technology; Applied therapeutics; Colonic disorders; Colonic motility; Gastroenterology; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMIC PELVIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION ANORECTAL MANOMETRY; HUMAN; MANOMETER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOCELE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ANAL CANAL; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECTUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; RECTOCELE; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84919681002     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12697     Document Type: Article

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