The acute paediatric scrotum: The role of colour Doppler ultrasound

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-193

  Gronski, M ^a   Hollman, A S ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute scrotum; Colour doppler imaging; Doppler sonography; Paedatric scrotum; Testis; Torsion of testis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; DOPPLER EFFECT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; RADIOLOGY; SURGERY;

ACUTE SCROTUM; COLOUR DOPPLER IMAGING; DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY; PAEDIATRIC SCROTUM; TESTIS; TORSION OF TESTIS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS BLOOD FLOW; TESTIS TORSION;

EID: 0031938572     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(97)00094-6     Document Type: Article

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