CT of diverticulitis and alternative conditions

Seminars in Ultrasound CT and MRI

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 86-93

  Rao, Patrick M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIATRIZOATE;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIVERTICULITIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; ILEITIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0032935613     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2171(99)90040-9     Document Type: Article

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