Accuracy of MDCT in the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 174-180

  Anderson, Stephan W ^a   Lucey, Brian C ^a   Varghese, Jose C ^a   Soto, Jorge A ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary system; CT imaging; Gastrointestinal radiology

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; IOVERSOL; MEDESCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IOHEXOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33747112106     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0459     Document Type: Article

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