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Is MRI routinely indicated in pregnant patients with suspected appendicitis after equivocal ultrasound examination?

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    Rebecca Greenhalgh, Shonit Punwani & Stuart A. Taylor

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Greenhalgh, R., Punwani, S. & Taylor, S.A. Is MRI routinely indicated in pregnant patients with suspected appendicitis after equivocal ultrasound examination?. Abdom Imaging 33, 21–25 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-007-9300-7

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