Helical CT diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the acute clinical setting

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-22

  Scaglione, Mariano ^a   Romano, Stefania ^a   Pinto, Fabio ^a   Flagiello, Ferdinando ^a   Farina, Roberto ^a   Acampora, Ciro ^a   Romano, Luigia ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Closed loop obstruction; Computed tomography; Ischemia; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

BOWEL WALLS; CLOSED LOOP OBSTRUCTION (CLO);

RADIOLOGY;

ASCITES; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; LAPAROTOMY; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STRANGULATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; ISCHEMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 1842610139     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.11.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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