The management of indeterminate incidental findings detected at abdominal CT

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI

Volumn 26, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2-13

  Green, Douglas E ^a   Woodward, Paula J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM;

ADRENAL TUMOR; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; AORTA ANEURYSM; ATTENUATION; CANCER THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FATTY LIVER; HUMAN; IMAGING; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTUSSUSCEPTION; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY TUMOR; LIVER TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; STATISTICS; THERAPY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 13844320181     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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