Contribution of individual projections alone and in combination for radiographic detection of ankle fractures

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1691-1697

  Brandser, Eric A ^a   Berbaum, Kevin S ^a   Dorfman, Donald D ^a   Braksiek, Robert J ^a   El Khoury, Georges Y ^a   Saltzman, Charles L ^a   Marsh, J L ^a   Clark, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 0034110669     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.174.6.1741691     Document Type: Article

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