MRI for clinically suspected pediatric appendicitis: Case interpretation

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 605-612

  Moore, Michael M ^a   Brian, James M ^a   Methratta, Sosamma T ^a   Hulse, Michael A ^a   Choudhary, Arabinda K ^a   Eggli, Kathleen D ^a   Boal, Danielle K B ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Appendix; Children; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; AMYAND HERNIA; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; APPENDIX FLUID DEBRIS LEVEL; APPENDIX PERFORATION; APPENDIX STONE; ARTICLE; AXIAL SINGLE SHOT TURBO SPIN ECHO NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CALCIFICATION; CONSTIPATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EXUDATE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIP APPENDICITIS; VOMITING; WALKING; ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 84899970030     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-013-2866-z     Document Type: Article

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