The accuracy of abdominal ultrasound in the assessment of bowel disorders

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1201-1208

  Hollerbach, S ^a,b   Geissler, A ^a   Schiegl, H ^a   Kullmann, F ^a   Lock, G ^a   Schmidt, J ^a   Schlegel, J ^a   Schoelmerich, J ^a   Andus, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal computed tomography; Bowel wall thickness; Endoscopy; Enteroclysis; Inflammatory bowel disorders; Target sign; Transabdominal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE DIVERTICULOSIS; INTESTINE TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0031744233     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365529850172575     Document Type: Article

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