Necrotizing fasciitis: CT characteristics

Radiology

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 859-863

  Wysoki, Michael G ^a   Santora, Thomas A ^a   Shah, Rosita M ^a   Friedman, Arnold C ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), utilization; Fasciitis; Scrotum, diseases; Soft tissues, infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PELVIS ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; SCROTUM DISORDER; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

EID: 0030976917     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.203.3.9169717     Document Type: Article

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