1 Imaging and intervention in abdominal emergencies
While plain abdominal radiographs retain an essential place in acute abdominal emergencies, the dramatic advances in ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging witnessed over the past two decades have revolutionized the practice of emergency medicine. Crosssectional imaging techn...
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| Published in | Baillière's clinical gastroenterology Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 1 - 19 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
1995
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | While plain abdominal radiographs retain an essential place in acute abdominal emergencies, the dramatic advances in ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging witnessed over the past two decades have revolutionized the practice of emergency medicine. Crosssectional imaging techniques now play a key role in evaluating patients with abdominal emergencies, and allow confident diagnoses to be made in an ever increasing proportion of these patients. Unnecessary laparotomies are now uncommon, and a wide array of interventional radiological techniques can be used to treat abdominal emergencies without surgery. |
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| ISSN: | 0950-3528 1878-0873 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0950-3528(95)90067-5 |