Low-dose computed tomography for the evaluation of flank pain in the pregnant population

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1255-1260

  White, Wesley M ^a   Zite, Nikki B ^a   Gash, Judson ^a   Waters, W Bedford ^a   Thompson, Wayne ^a   Klein, Frederick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; FLANK PAIN; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINALYSIS; UROLITHIASIS;

FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 36549044403     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.0017     Document Type: Article

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