Ultrasonography in the evaluation of the acute abdomen: Intestinal pathology

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 134-143

  Geusens, E ^a   Vervloessem, I ^a   Vanbeckevoort, D ^a   Smet, M ^a   Oyen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Appendicitis; Diverticulitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ACUTE ABDOMEN; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIVERTICULITIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE TUMOR; INTUSSUSCEPTION; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034939532     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011890     Document Type: Article

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