Depiction of diaphragmatic muscle slips on supine plain radiographs: A sign of pneumoperitoneum

Radiology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 431-433

  Cho, Kyunghee C ^a   Baker, Stephen R ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen, acute conditions; Diaphragm; Pneumoperitoneum

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DUODENUM ULCER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE INFARCTION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030956366     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.203.2.9114100     Document Type: Article

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