Acute identification of cranial burst fracture: Comparison between CT and MR imaging findings

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 795-801

  Ellis, Thomas S ^a   Vezina, L Gilbert ^a   Donahue, David J ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SKULL FRACTURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BRAIN EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034085035     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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