Plain abdominal radiography in clinically suspected appendicitis: Diagnostic yield, resource use, and comparison with CT

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 325-328

  Rao, Patrick M ^a,b   Rhea, James T ^a   Rao, Julie A ^a   Conn, Alasdair K T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Claire Dart Stroke Center Sparrow Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Appendix; CT; Plain abdominal radiography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032796061     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90077-3     Document Type: Article

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