Colour Doppler ultrasonography of retropharyngeal abscess

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 138-141

  Chao, Hsun Chin ^a   Chiu, Cheng Hsun ^a   Lin, Syh Jae ^a   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Colour Doppler ultrasonography; Retropharyngeal abscess

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; THICKNESS; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0033014412     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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