Massive pneumatosis intestinalis: CT diagnosis

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 165-168

  Ryback, L D ^a   Shapiro, R S ^a   Carano, K ^a   Halton, K P ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon; CT; Cysts; Intestines; Pneumatosis intestinalis; Pneumoperitoneum

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DISEASES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

CYSTS; PNEUMATOSIS INTESTINALIS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST RUPTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PNEUMATOSIS INTESTINALIS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033052198     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-6111(99)00010-5     Document Type: Article

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