Practice patterns in imaging of the pregnant patient with abdominal pain: A survey of academic centers

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1128-1134

  Jaffe, Tracy A ^a   Miller, Chad M ^a   Merkle, Elmar M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; CT; MRI; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35649014853     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2277     Document Type: Article

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