Diagnosis of appendicitis using harmonic ultrasound imaging;Sonografische Diagnostik der Appendizitis bei Kindern - Verbesserte Darstellung Mittels Harmonic Imaging

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 118-123

  Hulsse B ^a,c   Rompel, O ^a   Bodenschatz, K ^a   Leriche, C ^a   Bar I ^a   Darge, K ^b  

^a KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Children; Harmonic imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34250193677     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-960651     Document Type: Review

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