Prevertebral soft-tissue measurements in cervical spine injury

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-237

  Matar, L D ^a   Doyle, A J ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Radiography; Soft tissues; Spine; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOFT TISSUE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0030788072     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1997.tb00665.x     Document Type: Article

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