Visualization of the normal appendix in children by non-contrast MDCT

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 531-534

  Ozturkmen Akay, H ^a   Akpinar, E ^b   Akgul Ozmen, C ^a   Ergun, O ^b   Haliloglu, M ^b  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Appendix; Children; CT scan

Indexed keywords

EID: 36349028590     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680116     Document Type: Article

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