COMPARISON OF COMBINED ORAL AND IV CONTRAST-ENHANCED VERSUS SINGLE IV CONTRAST-ENHANCED MDCT FOR THE DETECTION OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS

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Hekimoglu K., Yildirim U. M., KARABULUT E., Coskun M.

JBR-BTR, vol.94, no.5, pp.278-282, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 94 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.5334/jbr-btr.664
  • Journal Name: JBR-BTR
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.278-282
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of our study was to compare the diagnostic ability of oral added intravenous (IV) contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) versus only IV contrast-enhanced MDCT in diagnosing of acute appendicitis.