Evaluation of a low-dose CT protocol with oral contrast for assessment of acute appendicitis

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 446-454

  Platon, Alexandra ^a   Jlassi, Helmi ^a   Rutschmann, Olivier T ^a   Becker, Christoph D ^a   Verdun, Francis R ^b   Gervaz, Pascal ^a   Poletti, Pierre Alexandre ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Computed tomography; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDICITIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 59349108144     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1164-x     Document Type: Article

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