Evaluating blunt abdominal trauma: Role for ultrasonography

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 447-451

  Lentz, Kimberley A ^a   McKenney, Mark G ^a   Nuñez Jr , Diego B ^a   Martin, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Emergency sonography; Free intraperitoneal fluid; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES;

BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA; FREE INTRAPERITONEAL FLUID; PERITONEAL LAVAGE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; SPLEEN INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030175809     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1996.15.6.447     Document Type: Article

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