Identification of the normal appendix in healthy adults by 64-slice MDCT: The value of adding coronal reformation images

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 971, 2008, Pages 859-864

  Kim, Hyun Cheol ^a   Yang, D M ^a   Jin, W ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 55249124768     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/19297777     Document Type: Article

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