Obstruction of the small intestine: Accuracy and role of CT in diagnosis

Radiology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 61-64

  Maglinte, Dean D T ^a,b   Gage, Scott N ^a   Harmon, Ben H ^a   Kelvin, Frederick M ^a,b   Hage, James P ^a   Chua, Gonzalo T ^a,b   Ng, Anastacio C ^a   Graffis, Richard F ^a   Chernish, Stanley M ^a,b  

^a METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intestines, CT, 74.1211; Intestines, stenosis or obstruction, 74.723

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMAN; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0027178482     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.188.1.8511318     Document Type: Article

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