Positive predictive value and negative predictive value of spiral CT in the diagnosis of closed loop obstruction complicated by intestinal ischemia;Valore predittivo positivo e valore predittivo negativo della TC spirale nella diagnosi di occlusione meccanica acuta ad ansa chiusa complicata da ischemia intestinale

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 69-77

  Scaglione, Mariano ^a   Grassi, Roberto ^b   Pinto, Antonio ^c   Giovine, Sabrina ^c   Gagliardi, Nicola ^c   Stavolo, Ciro ^c   Romano, Luigia ^c  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Closed loop obstruction; CT; Ischaemia

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLOSED LOOP OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTESTINE INFARCTION; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESENTERY; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; RELIABILITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; INTESTINES; ISCHEMIA; JEJUNAL DISEASES; LAPAROTOMY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 1542615259     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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