Differentiation of necrotizing fasciitis and cellulitis using MR imaging

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 615-620

  Schmid, Marius R ^a   Kossmann, Thomas ^a   Duewell, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031906944     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.170.3.9490940     Document Type: Article

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