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An international evaluation of ultrasound vs. computed tomography in the diagnosis of appendicitis

BACKGROUND: Abdominal computed tomography scan (CT) is the preferred radiographic study for the diagnosis of appendicitis in the United States, while radiologist-operated ultrasound (US) is often used in Israel. This comparative international study evaluates the performance of CT vs. US in the evalu...

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Autores principales: Reich, Betzalel, Zalut, Todd, Weiner, Scott G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3215954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22035447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1865-1380-4-68