Nonenhanced limited CT in children suspected of having appendicitis: Prospective comparison of attending and resident interpretations

Radiology

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 755-759

  Lowe, L H ^a   Draud, K S ^a   Hernanz Schulman, M ^a   Newton, M R ^a   Heller, R M ^a   Stein, S M ^a   Speroff, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Children, gastrointestinal tract; Computed tomography (CT), in infants and children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RESIDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035186420     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2213010379     Document Type: Article

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