Can chest CT be used to exclude aortic injury?

Radiology

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 195-202

  Dyer, Debra S ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^b   Mestek, Michael F ^b   Bernstein, Steven M ^a   Iklé, Dave N ^b   Durham, Janette D ^a   Heinig, Marsha J ^b   Russ, Paul D ^a   Symonds, David L ^b   Kumpe, David A ^a   Roe, Edward J ^b   Honigman, Benjamin ^a   McIntyre Jr , Robert C ^a   Eule Jr , John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aorta, CT; Aorta, injuries; Aortography; Thorax, CT; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA INJURY; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032885730     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.213.1.r99oc49195     Document Type: Article

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