MRI vs. ultrasound for suspected appendicitis during pregnancy

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 428-433

  Israel, Gary M ^a   Malguria, Nagina ^a,b   McCarthy, Shirley ^a   Copel, Josh ^a   Weinreb, Jeffrey ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 49049102707     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21456     Document Type: Article

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