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Ultrasound assessment of acute appendicitis in paediatric patients: methodology and pictorial overview of findings seen

Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency in the paediatric population. Computed tomography (CT) has been shown to have high accuracy and low operator dependence in the diagnosis of appendicitis. However, with increased concerns regarding CT usage in children, ultrasound (US) is the imaging...

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Autores principales: Quigley, Alan J., Stafrace, Samuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23996381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-013-0275-3