Localization of appendix with MDCT and influence of findings on choice of appendectomy incision

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 987-990

  Oto, Aytekin ^a   Ernst, Randy D ^a   Mileski, William J ^a   Nishino, Thomas K ^a   Le, Ot ^a   Wolfe, Gregory C ^a   Chaljub, Gregory ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

3D MDCT; Appendicitis; CT; McBurney's point

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748990565     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.1084     Document Type: Review

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