Diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of appendicitis in adults. A meta-analysis

Academic Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1211-1216

  Barger, Richard L ^a   Nandalur, Kiran R ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; FERUMOXSIL;

ADULT DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SCINTISCANNING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77956455910     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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