Evaluation of MRI for the Diagnosis of Appendicitis During Pregnancy When Ultrasound is Inconclusive

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-149

  Vu, Lan ^a   Ambrose, Devon ^a   Vos, Patrick ^a   Tiwari, Pari ^a   Rosengarten, Mark ^a   Wiseman, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

appendicitis; magnetic resonance imaging; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY CYST; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68649089454     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.03.044     Document Type: Article

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