Overview of Traumatic Injury of the Thoracic Aorta

Radiographics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-45

  Creasy, John D ^a   Chiles, Caroline ^a   Routh, William D ^a   Dyer, Raymond B ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta, injuries, 562.41, 563.41; Aorta, rupture, 562.41, 563.41

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AORTA RUPTURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INJURY; REVIEW; THORACIC AORTA;

ALGORITHMS; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS;

EID: 0030639373     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.17.1.9017797     Document Type: Review

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