Radiographic and CT findings in blunt chest trauma

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-96

  Zinck, Steven E ^a   Primack, Steven L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Thoracic; Trauma

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; REVIEW; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SCINTISCANNING;

AORTA, THORACIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0034053037     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-200004000-00003     Document Type: Review

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