MRI features associated with acute appendicitis

European Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 214-222

  Leeuwenburgh, Marjolein M N ^a   Jensch, Sebastiaan ^b   Gratama, Jan W C ^c   Spilt, Aart ^d   Wiarda, Bart M ^e   Van Es, H Wouter ^f   Cobben, Lodewijk P J ^g   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^a   Boermeester, Marja A ^a   Stoker, Jaap ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^d Kennemer Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^e Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^f ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890437613     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-3001-0     Document Type: Article

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