Impact of CT on negative appendectomy and appendiceal perforation rates;Impact de la tomodensitométrie sur le taux d'appendicectomie blanche et de perforation appendiculaire

Journal de Radiologie

Volumn 89, Issue 3 C1, 2008, Pages 289-290

  Taourel, P ^a  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; NOTE; PERFORATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 45249102419     PISSN: 02210363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(08)93002-x     Document Type: Note

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