Magnetic Resonance of Acute Appendicitis: Pearls and Pitfalls

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-66

  Lam, Michael ^a   Singh, Ajay ^a,b   Kaewlai, Rathachai ^b   Novelline, Robert A ^b  

^a UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANT WOMAN; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 39349096072     PISSN: 03630188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2007.10.002     Document Type: Review

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