Computed tomography of the chest in diving-related pulmonary barotrauma

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue MAY, 1997, Pages 440-445

  Reuter, M ^a   Tetzlaff, K ^b   Warninghoff, V ^b   Steffens, J C ^a   Bettinghausen, E ^b   Heller, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Schiffahrtmedizinisches Institut der Marine   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BAROTRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIVING; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; HUMAN; MALE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030917449     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.833.9227223     Document Type: Article

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