66
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Therapeutic Impact of Abdominopelvic Computed Tomography in Patients with Acute Abdominal Symptoms

, , , &
Pages 248-253 | Accepted 16 Dec 2003, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

References

  • Birnbaum BA, Jeffery RB Jr. CT and sonographic evaluation of acute right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Am J Roentgenol 1998;170:361�71.
  • Coulam CH, Rubin GD. Acute aortic abnormalities. Semin Roentgenol 2001;36:148�64.
  • Dhillon S, Halligan S, Goh V, Matravers P, Chambers A, Remedios D. The therapeutic impact of abdominal ultrasound in patients with acute abdominal symptoms. Clin Radiol 2002;57:268–71.
  • Dixon AK. Evidence-based diagnostic radiology. Lancet 1997;350:509–12.
  • Dixon AK. The appropriate use of computed tomo-graphy. Br J Radiol 1997;70:S98–105.
  • Dixon AK. The impact of medical imaging on the physician's diagnostic and therapeutic thinking. Eur Radiol 1998;8:488–90.
  • Fineberg HV, Wittenberg J, Ferrucci JT, Mueller PR, Simeone JF, Goldman J. The clinical value of body computed tomography over time and technologic change. Am J Roentgenol 1983;141:1067–72.
  • Gore RM, Miller FH, Pereles FS, Yaghmai V, Berlin JW. Helical CT in the evaluation of the acute abdomen. Am J Roentgenol 2000;174:901–13.
  • Hillman BJ. Outcomes research and cost-effectiveness analysis for diagnostic imaging. Radiology 1994; 193:307–10.
  • Jacobs JE, Birnbaum BA. Computed tomography evaluation of acute pancreatitis. Semin Roentgenol 2001;36:92–8.
  • Langer JE. Computed tomography and ultrasonography of acute renal abnormalities. Semin Roentgenol 2001; 36:99–107.
  • Ng CS, Watson CJE, Palmer CR, See TC, Beharry NA, Housden BA, et al. Evaluation of early abdominopelvic computed tomography in patients with acute abdominal pain of unknown cause: prospective randomised study. BMJ 2002;325:1387.
  • Rosen MP, Sands DZ, Longmaid III HE, Reynolds KF, Wagner M, Raptopoulos V. Impact of abdominal CT on the management of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. Am J Roentgenol 2000;174:1391–6.
  • Siewert B, Raptopoulos V, Mueller MF, Rosen MP, Steer M. Impact of CT on diagnosis and management of acute abdomen in patients initially treated without surgery. Am J Roentgenol 1997;168:173–8.
  • Urban BA, Fishman EK. Tailored helical CT evaluation of acute abdomen. Radiographics 2000;20:725–49.
  • Wittenberg J, Fineberg HV, Ferrucci JT, Simeone JF, Mueller PR, van Sonnenberg E, et al. Clinical efficacy of computed body tomography. Am J Roentgenol 1980;134:1111–20.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.