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The Whirl Sign

2003; Radiological Society of North America; Volume: 226; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1148/radiol.2261011392

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Bharti Khurana,

Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments

HomeRadiologyVol. 226, No. 1 PreviousNext Signs in ImagingThe Whirl SignBharti KhuranaBharti KhuranaAuthor Affiliations1From the Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115. Received August 16, 2001; revision requested October 11; revision received January 14, 2002; accepted January 29. Address correspondence to the author (e-mail: [email protected]).Bharti KhuranaPublished Online:Jan 1 2003https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2261011392MoreSectionsFull textPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookXLinked In References 1 Fisher JK. Computed tomographic diagnosis of volvulus in intestinal malrotation. Radiology 1981; 140:145-146. Link, Google Scholar2 Moore CJ, Corl FM, Fishman EK. CT of the cecal volvulus. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2001; 177:95-98. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar3 Blathazar EJ, Birnhaum BA, Megibow AJ, Gordon RB, Whelan CA, Hulnick DH. 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