A comparison of the accuracy of ultrasound and computed tomography in common diagnoses causing acute abdominal pain

European Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1535-1545

  Van Randen, Adrienne ^a   Laméris, Wytze ^a   Van Es, H Wouter ^b   Van Heesewijk, Hans P M ^b   Van Ramshorst, Bert ^b   Ten Hove, Wim ^c   Bouma, Willem H ^c   Van Leeuwen, Maarten S ^d   Van Keulen, Esteban M ^e   Bossuyt, Patrick M ^a   Stoker, Jaap ^a   Boermeester, Marja A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e Tergooi Hospitals   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal pain; Appendicitis; Computed tomography; Emergency Department; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDICITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79959377562     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2087-5     Document Type: Article

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