Handheld device review of abdominal CT for the evaluation of acute appendicitis

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 492-496

  Choudhri, Asim F ^a,b,c   Carr, Thomas M ^a   Ho, Christopher P ^a,d   Stone, James R ^a   Gay, Spencer B ^a   Lambert, Drew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Computed tomography; Gastrointestinal; Mobile; Teleradiology

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL; MOBILE; TELERADIOLOGY;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; HAND HELD COMPUTERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TELERADIOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELERADIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865383772     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-011-9431-9     Document Type: Review

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