Appendiceal imaging: Which test is best?

Seminars in Ultrasound CT and MRI

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-95

  Blebea, Judy S ^a,c   Meilstrup, Jon W ^a,b   Wise, Scott W ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Tristan Associates   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037396196     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2171(03)90005-9     Document Type: Article

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