Sonography and the acute abdomen: Practical considerations

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 179-186

  Puylaert, Julien B C M ^a   Van der Zant, Friso M ^a   Rijke, Arie M ^b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATOMA; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LAPAROTOMY; OBTURATOR HERNIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031032309     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.168.1.8976943     Document Type: Review

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