Color velocity imaging and power Doppler sonography of the gallbladder wall: A new look at sonographic diagnosis of acute cholecystitis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 183-188

  Soyer, Philippe ^a   Brouland, Jean Philippe ^a   Boudiaf, Mourad ^a   Kardache, Mourad ^a   Pelage, Jean Pierre ^a   Panis, Yves ^a   Valleur, Patrice ^a   Rymer, Roland ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PAIN;

EID: 0031803109     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.171.1.9648785     Document Type: Article

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