Differential diagnosis of scrotal masses by ultrasound

European Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 668-679

  Hamm, B ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute scrotum; Scrotal US; Testicular torsion; Testicular tumor; Undescended testis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; REVIEW; SCROTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SCROTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0030625976     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02742924     Document Type: Review

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