Suspected Appendicitis in Children: In Search of the Single Best Diagnostic Test

Radiology

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 293-295

  Taylor, George A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Appendix, CT; Computed tomography (CT), in infants and children; Editorials

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; BLADDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; PANCREATITIS; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; UROLITHIASIS;

APPENDICITIS; CHILD; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2142752474     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2312032041     Document Type: Editorial

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