Appearance and Distinguishing Features of Retroperitoneal Calcifications at Computed Tomography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 860-863

  Kroepil, Patric ^a   Coakley, Fergus V ^a   Graser, Anno ^a   Breiman, Richard S ^a   Qayyum, Aliya ^a   Yeh, Benjamin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcifications; Computed tomography (CT); Neoplasm; Retroperitoneum

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

BENIGN DISEASE; CALCIFICATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; FISHER EXACT TEST; NEOPLASM; RETROPERITONEUM; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE COMPONENTS;

BIOMINERALIZATION;

DIATRIZOATE; IOHEXOL; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE;

ADULT; AGED; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL CALCIFICATION; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SUPRARENAL CALCIFICATION;

EID: 0242667735     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200311000-00004     Document Type: Review

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