Sonography of sigmoid diverticulitis: Does sound make sense in this diagnosis?

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 2792-2793

  Ott, David J ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIVERTICULITIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGMOID; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034837484     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)02864-7     Document Type: Note

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