Is glass visible on plain radiographs? A cadaver study

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 264-270

  Arbona, Norberto ^a   Jedrzynski, Michael ^a   Frankfather, Robert ^a   Lo, Asia E ^a   Hetman, Jeff ^a   Mendicino, Samuel S ^a   Rockett, Matthew S ^a,b  

^a Harris Co Podiatric Surg R   (United States)

^b Greater Texas Education Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaver study; Color; Glass; Radiograph; Volume

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLASS BOTTLE; HUMAN; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032784187     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(99)80068-4     Document Type: Article

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