The Accuracy and Role of Cross-sectional Imaging in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

Advances in Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-22

  Hawkins, Joshua D ^a   Thirlby, Richard C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70350148678     PISSN: 00653411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yasu.2009.02.010     Document Type: Review

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