US examination of the appendix in children with suspected appendicitis: The additional value of secondary signs

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 455-461

  Wiersma, Fraukje ^a,b   Toorenvliet, Boudewijn R ^b   Bloem, Johan L ^b   Allema, Jan Hein ^c   Holscher, Herma C ^c  

^a HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c JULIANA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Normal appendix; Paediatric; Secondary signs; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENTERY; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 59249092496     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1176-6     Document Type: Article

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