Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 414-419 , December 2008

Magnetic Resonance Defecography: An Evaluation of Obstructed Defecation and Pelvic Floor Weakness

  • Elizabeth W. Dann, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Elizabeth W. Dann, MD, Department of Radiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756

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PII: S0887-2171(08)00083-8

doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2008.09.003

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 414-419 , December 2008