Appendicolith revealed on CT in children with suspected appendicitis: How specific is it in the diagnosis of appendicitis?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 981-984

  Lowe, L H ^a   Penney, M W ^a   Scheker, L E ^a   Perez R , Jr ^a   Stein, S M ^a   Heller, R M ^a   Shyr, Y ^a   Hernanz Schulman, M ^a  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX DISEASE; APPENDIX STONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033806896     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.175.4.1750981     Document Type: Conference Paper

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