Abdominal Cross-sectional Imaging for Inpatients With Abnormal Liver Function Test Results
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Abdominal cross-sectional imaging for inpatients with abnormal liver function test results: yield and usefulness.
BACKGROUND Abdominal cross-sectional imaging is often performed to evaluate abnormal liver function test (LFT) results in hospitalized patients. However, few data are available regarding the yield and usefulness of imaging inpatients for the indication of abnormal LFT results, the process of requesting abdominal imaging studies, or the response to their findings. METHODS We retrospectively re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.4.583