Added value of coronal reformations for duty radiologists and for referring physicians or surgeons in the CT diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-96

  Kyoung, Ho Lee ^a   Young, Hoon Kim ^a   Hahn, Seokyung ^b   Kyung, Won Lee ^a   Hak, Jong Lee ^a   Tae, Jung Kim ^a   Kang, Sung Bum ^a   Joong, Ho Shin ^a   Byung, Joo Park ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Computed tomography (CT) comparative studies; Computed tomography (CT) image processing; Computed tomography (CT) three dimensional; Computed tomography (CT), image display and recording

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745454931     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: 12296929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2006.7.2.87     Document Type: Article

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