Operator-dependent techniques for graded compression sonography to detect the appendix and diagnose acute appendicitis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-97

  Lee, Jong Hwa ^a   Jeong, Yoong Ki ^a   Park, Kwang Bo ^a   Park, Ji Kang ^a   Jeong, Ae Kyoung ^a   Hwang, Jae Cheol ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRADED COMPRESSION SONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 11144284147     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.184.1.01840091     Document Type: Article

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