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Original Article

Suspected Acute Appendicitis: Is Ultrasonography or Computed Tomography the Preferred Imaging Technique?

Dirk Pickuth Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Martin-Luther-University, Faculty of Medicine, Magdeburger Straβe 16, DE-06112 Halle/Saale, Germany,
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Sylvia H. Heywang-Köbrunner Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Martin-Luther-University, Faculty of Medicine, Magdeburger Straβe 16, DE-06112 Halle/Saale, Germany,
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Rolf P. Spielmann Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Martin-Luther-University, Faculty of Medicine, Magdeburger Straβe 16, DE-06112 Halle/Saale, Germany,
Pages 315-319 | Received 01 Sep 2001, Published online: 04 Dec 2011

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