Evaluation of suspected appendicitis in children and young adults: Helical CT

Radiology

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 430-433

  Sivit, Carlos J ^a   Dudgeon, David L ^a   Applegate, Kimberly E ^a   Borisa, Valerie J ^a   Berlin, Sheila C ^a   Morrison, Stuart C ^a   Myers, Melissa T ^a   Weinert, Dayna M ^a   Stallion, Anthony ^a   Grisoni, Enrique R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Appendix, CT; Children, gastrointestinal tract

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033899824     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.216.2.r00au38430     Document Type: Article

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