MR imaging in clinically suspected acute cholecystitis: A comparison with ultrasonography

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 322-328

  Håkansson, Katarina ^a   Leander, P ^b   Ekberg, O ^b   Hakansson H O ^a  

^a KALMAR COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Gallbladder, bile duct; MR imaging; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034218834     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418500127345587     Document Type: Article

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