Right anterior subphrenic space: An important site for the early detection of intraperitoneal fluid on abdominal CT

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 614-617

  Srinualnad, N ^a   Dixon, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascites; CT; Early detection; Intraperitoneal fluid; Right subphrenic space

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCITIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032720226     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900575     Document Type: Article

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