Can acute mesenteric ischemia be ruled out using computed tomography? Critically appraised topic

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-12

  Staunton, Marie ^a   Malone, Dermot E ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ACUTE MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MESENTERY DISEASE;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION; MESENTERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 16444367890     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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