First-Line Diagnostic Evaluation with MRI of Children Suspected of Having Acute Appendicitis
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Evaluation of the accuracy of physicians’ diagnostic performances in patients with suspected acute appendicitis
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0033-8419,1527-1315
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2019181959