Ultrasound versus plain film in the detection of pneumoperitoneum

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 404-412

  Braccini, G ^a   Lamacchia, M ^b   Boraschi, P ^a   Bertellotti, L ^c   Marrucci, A ^d   Goletti, O ^e   Perri, G ^a  

^a CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Civil Hospital   (Italy)

^d Department of Radiology   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Peritoneum; Plain film; Pneumoperitoneum; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MALE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0029824697     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900092     Document Type: Article

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