CT diagnosis of the nature of bowel obstruction: Msorphological evaluation of the transition point;Diagnosi TC della natura di un'occlusione intestinale: valutazione morfologica del punto di transizione

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 749-758

  Angelelli, G ^a   Moschetta, M ^a   Cosmo, T ^a   Binetti, F ^a   Scardapane, A ^a   Ianora, A A Stabile ^a  

^a POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowel obstruction; MDCT; Transition point

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84864594450     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-011-0770-x     Document Type: Review

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