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Upright dynamic MR defaecating proctography in an open configuration MR system
G M Lamb1, M G de Jode, S W Gould
1Interventional Magnetic Resonance Unit, Imperial College School of Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
The British Journal of Radiology
|July 8, 2000
Abstract:
We describe our experience evaluating an MR proctography technique using an open 0.5 T MR system. Evacuation of a gadolinium-containing rectal contrast agent was dynamically imaged in the upright position using a fast gradient echo sequence. Anatomical and functional abnormalities were documented. Results from 40 patients who underwent this technique are reported. The method is proposed as an alternative to conventional fluoroscopic proctography.