Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 409-413 , December 2008

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Fecal Incontinence

  • Jaap Stoker, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Jaap Stoker, MD, Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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PII: S0887-2171(08)00081-4

doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2008.09.001

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 409-413 , December 2008

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