Comparison of computerized tomography and ultrasound for diagnosing soft tissue abscesses

Critical Ultrasound Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Gaspari, Romolo ^a   Dayno, Matt ^a   Briones, Justin ^a   Blehar, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Cellulitis; Computerized tomography; Skin and soft tissue infection; Superficial; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CELLULITIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HERNIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN ABSCESS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

EID: 84863970405     PISSN: 20363176     EISSN: 20367902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2036-7902-4-5     Document Type: Review

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