Visualization of the normal appendix with MR enterography in children

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 959-964

  Kovanlikaya, Arzu ^a   Rosenbaum, Daniel ^a   Mazumdar, Madhu ^b   Dunning, Allison ^b   Brill, Paula W ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendix; Children; Contrast agents; MRI; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FAST IMAGING EMPLOYING STEADY STATE ACQUISITION SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ENTEROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDIX; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866729929     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-012-2377-3     Document Type: Article

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