A retrospective analysis of the effect of contrast-enhanced CT on the outcome of acute pancreatitis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1384-1387

  McMenamin, David A ^a   Gates Jr , Lawrence K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APACHE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030018216     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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