Portable abdominal CT: Analysis of quality and clinical impact in more than 100 consecutive cases

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 663-670

  Maher, Michael M ^a   Hahn, Peter F ^a   Gervais, Debra A ^a   Seoighe, Brid ^a,b   Ravenscroft, James B ^a   Mueller, Peter R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b The University of Dublin   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL IMPACT; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PORTABLE COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STATIONARY COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 4344666766     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.183.3.1830663     Document Type: Review

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