Necrotizingfascitis of soft tissues: Diagnostic imaging findings and literature review;La fascite necrotizzante dei tessuti molli: Ruolo della diagnostica per immagini e revisione della letteratura

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 334-339

  Parenti, Gian Carlo ^a   Marri, Claudio ^a   Calandra, Gaetano ^a   Morisi, Claudio ^a   Zabberoni, Welter ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLE CROCI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Necrotizing fascitis, US, CT; Soft tissues, necrotizing fascitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MUSCLE DISEASE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034184413     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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