Tailored helical CT evaluation of acute abdomen

Radiographics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 725-749

  Urban, Bruce A ^a   Fishman, Elliot K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen, acute conditions, 72.25, 74.723, 751.291, 76.285, 762.81, 77.291, 81.2121, 82.21; Abdomen, CT, **.12112; Appendicitis, 751.291; Cholecystitis, 76.285; Computed tomography (CT), helical technology

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034185775     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma12725     Document Type: Review

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