The role of computed tomography in clinically-suspected but equivocal acute appendicitis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 379-384

  Poh, A C C ^a   Lin, M ^a   Teh, H S ^a   Tan, A G S ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Acute appendicitis; Computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHRAGM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC CREST; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PELVIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4143070407     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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