The therapeutic impact of abdominal ultrasound in patients with acute abdominal symptoms

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 268-271

  Dhillon, S ^a   Halligan, S ^a   Goh, V ^a   Matravers, P ^a   Chambers, A ^a   Remedios, D ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdomen (acute conditons); Abdomen (US); Ultrasound (US); Utilization

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND; DECISION MAKING; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0036525954     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/crad.2001.0862     Document Type: Article

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