Binary ultrasonography for the internist: Yes or no, that's the question!

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 473-474

  Bosch, F H ^a   ter Maaten, J C ^b   Geers, A B M ^c   Gans, R O B ^b  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Intervention; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CELLULITIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TRAINING; ULTRASOUND;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84871403499     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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