Hydrosonography of the gastrointestinal tract

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 700-708

  Maconi, Giovanni ^a   Radice, Elisa ^a   Bareggi, Emilia ^a   Porro, Gabriele Bianchi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowel; Contrast material; Gastrointestinal tract; Hydrosonography; PEG; Polyethylene glycol; Small intestine contrast enhanced sonography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; MACROGOL; MACROGOL 4000;

CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; DUODENUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT EXAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT HYDROSONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTESTINE RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 69949110697     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1979     Document Type: Review

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