Imaging of penetrating thoracic trauma

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 128-135

  LeBlang, Suzanne D ^a   Dolich, Matthew O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodigestive tract injury; Great vessel injury; Penetrating cardiac injury; Penetrating chest trauma; Thoracoabdominal injury

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; REVIEW; THORAX PENETRATING TRAUMA; THORAX SCINTISCANNING;

AORTA, THORACIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0034050776     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-200004000-00008     Document Type: Review

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