Structured Reporting for Pediatric Appendiceal US: Can It Reduce CT Utilization Rate and Decrease the Negative Appendectomy Rate?

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소아 충수 초음파에서 구조화 판독문: CT 사용과 음성 충수 절제술을 줄일 수 있을까?

Dal Mo Yang (Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University)

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