Evaluation of a sequential multi-modality imaging algorithm for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in the pregnant female.

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Published in Emerg Radiol on August 23, 2014

Authors

Vijay Ramalingam1, Christina LeBedis, Jacqueline R Kelly, Jennifer Uyeda, Jorge A Soto, Stephan W Anderson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, 820 Harrison Avenue, FGH Building, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA, 02118, USA, vijay.ramalingam@bmc.org.

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