Perianal fistula with and without abscess: Assessment of fistula activity using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

Iranian Journal of Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Bakan, Selim ^a   Olgun, Deniz Cebi ^a   Kandemirli, Sedat Giray ^a   Tutar, Onur ^a   Samanci, Cesur ^a   Dikici, Suleyman ^a   Simsek, Osman ^a   Rafiee, Babak ^a   Adaletli, Ibrahim ^a   Mihmanli, Ismail ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abscess; Diffusion; Inflammation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Perianal fistula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANUS FISTULA; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIRENAL ABSCESS; POSITIVE INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISIBILITY;

EID: 84989177739     PISSN: 17351065     EISSN: 20082711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/iranjradiol.29084     Document Type: Article

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