Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 454-471 , December 2008

Current Techniques in Imaging of Fistula In Ano: Three-Dimensional Endoanal Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2008.10.006

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 454-471 , December 2008

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