Detection of ileocecal Crohn's disease using ultrasound as the primary imaging modality

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 778-782

  Sturm, E J C ^a,b   Cobben, L P J ^b   Meijssen, M A C ^b   van der Werf, S D J ^b   Puylaert, J B C M ^b  

^a DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MCH Westeinde ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Crohn's disease; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CECUM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CROHN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILEUM DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; CECUM; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2542452922     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-2204-1     Document Type: Article

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