The use of a hand-held metal detector for localisation of ingested metallic foreign bodies - A critical investigation

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 257-259

  Schalamon, Johannes ^a   Haxhija, Emir Q ^a   Ainoedhofer, Herwig ^a   Gössler, Alja ^a   Schleef, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diagnostic techniques; Digestive system; Foreign bodies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HAND HELD METAL DETECTOR; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STOMACH; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MALE; NUMISMATICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 2442697604     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1401-5     Document Type: Article

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