MR imaging of the acute abdomen and pelvis: Acute appendicitis and beyond

Radiographics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1419-1431

  Singh, Ajay ^a,b,c   Danrad, Raman ^a   Hahn, Peter F ^b   Blake, Michael A ^b   Mueller, Peter R ^b   Novelline, Robert A ^b  

^a UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34948852429     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.275065021     Document Type: Review

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