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Imaging of Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children

Imaging is increasingly used in patients suspected of having acute appendicitis in order to reduce the rates of perforation and negative appendectomy and to detect alternative diagnoses. As many of these patients are young, radiation dose is of particular concern. Numerous studies have therefore inv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: KEYZER, Caroline (Editor ), Gevenois, Pierre Alain (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Diagnostic Imaging,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Introduction
  • Part II: Treatment Approaches and Issues in Patients with Suspected Acute Appendicitis
  • Part III: Imaging of Acute Appendicitis in Adults
  • Part IV: Imaging of Acute Appendicitis in Children
  • Part V: Imaging Findings of other Appendiceal Diseases, Impact of Imaging on Negative Appendectomy Rate, and Radiation Dose Optimization
  • Part VI: Concluding Remarks.  .