Small bowel Crohn disease: Sonographic features

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-35

  Di Mizio, R ^a   Maconi, G ^b   Romano, S ^c   D'Amario, F ^a   Porro, G Bianchi ^b   Grassi, R ^d  

^a San Massimo Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crohn disease; Small bowel sonography; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0842333165     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-003-0087-x     Document Type: Article

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