The Comb Sign

Radiology

Volumn 230, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 783-784

  Madureira, António J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Crohn disease; Ileum; Intestines, CT; Intestines, diseases; Signs in Imaging

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; ILEUM; MESENTERY; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 1342308726     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2303020645     Document Type: Article

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