European Journal of Radiology
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 71-76 , April 2010

What is the complementary role of ultrasound evaluation in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis after CT?

  • Kyung Mi Jang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
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  • Kwanseop Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Radiology, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Sacred Heart Hospital, 896 Pyungchon-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang-city, Kyungki-do 431-070, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 31 380 3885; fax: +82 31 380 3878.
    • ,
  • Min-Jeong Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hoi Soo Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Eui Yong Jeon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sung Hye Koh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Kwangseon Min

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
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  • Dongil Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea

Received 20 October 2008 ,Revised 5 November 2008 ,Accepted 21 November 2008.

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PII: S0720-048X(08)00651-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.11.017

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 71-76 , April 2010

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