Ultrasonography by emergency physicians in patients with suspected cholecystitis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-36

  Rosen, Carlo L ^b   Brown, David F M ^a   Chang, Yuchiao ^a   Moore, Chris ^a   Averill, Nathan J ^a   Arkoff, Lauren J ^a   McCabe, Charles J ^a   Wolfe, Richard E ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedside; Cholecystitis; Cholelithiasis; Emergency; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0035186960     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2001.20028     Document Type: Article

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