Inconclusive clinical and ultrasound evaluation of the scrotum: Impact of magnetic resonance imaging on patient management and cost

Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1018-1021

  Serra, Alexander D ^b   Hricak, Hedvig ^b   Coakley, Fergus V ^a   Kim, Bohyun ^b   Dudley, Adams ^b   Morey, Allen ^b   Tschumper, Barry ^b   Carroll, Peter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDIDYMITIS; FIBROSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFARCTION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORCHITIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCROTUM DISORDER; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS TORSION; TESTIS TUMOR;

EID: 0032100432     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00097-1     Document Type: Article

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