Fistula in ano: evaluation with low-field magnetic resonance imaging (0.1 T)

TY - JOUR

T1 - Fistula in ano

T2 - evaluation with low-field magnetic resonance imaging (0.1 T)

AU - Madsen, S M

AU - Myschetzky, P S

AU - Heldmann, U

AU - Rasmussen, O O

AU - Thomsen, H S

PY - 1999

Y1 - 1999

N2 - Patients suspected of having perianal suppurative disease often undergo a combination of several potentially painful, invasive procedures to establish or rule out the diagnosis. To evaluate the accuracy of low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in distinguishing patients with active anal fistulae and patients with no active fistulation we performed a retrospective study.

AB - Patients suspected of having perianal suppurative disease often undergo a combination of several potentially painful, invasive procedures to establish or rule out the diagnosis. To evaluate the accuracy of low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in distinguishing patients with active anal fistulae and patients with no active fistulation we performed a retrospective study.

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0036-5521

VL - 34

SP - 1253

EP - 1256

JO - Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

JF - Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

IS - 12

ER -