CT Enterography: Noninvasive Evaluation of Crohn's Disease and Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleed

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 303-315

  Paulsen, Scott R ^a   Huprich, James E ^a   Hara, Amy K ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIODYSPLASIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CONTRAST MEDIA; CROHN DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34248200542     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2007.03.009     Document Type: Review

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