ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on Suspected Small-Bowel Obstruction

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 838-841

  Ros, Pablo R ^a   Huprich, James E ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

abdomen; diagnostic imaging; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 84928096486     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2006.09.018     Document Type: Article

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