Plain abdominal radiographs in patients with Crohn's disease: Radiological findings and diagnostic value

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 774-781

  O'Regan, K ^a   O'Connor, O J ^a   O'Neill, S B ^a   Mc Laughlin, P D ^a   Desmond, A ^a   McWilliams, S R ^a   Quigley, E M M ^a   Shanahan, F ^a   Maher, M M ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; BARIUM MEAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUS; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIITIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SMALL INTESTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863212107     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: 1365229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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