Imaging of appendicitis in adults

RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Rontgenstrahlen und der Bildgebenden Verfahren

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 551-558

  Karul, M ^a   Berliner, C ^a   Keller, S ^a   Tsui, T Y ^a   Yamamura, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

abdomen; appendicitis; CT; MR imaging; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABSCESS; APPENDICITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84901505498     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: 14389010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1366074     Document Type: Review

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