Diagnostic accuracy of CT angiography in acute gastrointestinal bleeding

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-338

  Chua, A E ^a   Ridley, L J ^b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angiography; Gastrointestinal haemorrhage; Meta analysis; Sensitivity and specificity; Tomography; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ANGIODYSPLASIA; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 52049097055     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.01964.x     Document Type: Review

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