CT and US in the diagnosis of appendicitis: An argument for CT

Radiology

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-7

  Hernanz Schulman, Marta ^a  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND;

APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950453969     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.09091211     Document Type: Review

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