Sonography of acute appendicitis and its mimics in children

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 163-170

  Sargar, Kiran M ^a   Siegel, Marilyn J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; pediatric; sonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE; PELVIS;

EID: 84903713445     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: 19983808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.134404     Document Type: Article

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