Keywords:
Emergency, Abdomen, Ultrasound, Ultrasound-Colour Doppler, Ultrasound-Power Doppler, Image compression, Surgery, Inflammation, Infection, Acute
Authors:
N. Kokhanovsky, A.-R. Zeina, N. Reindorp, A. Levit-Kantor, Y. Glick, A. Nachtigal; Hadera/IL
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/B-0129
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