Implications of the “contrast blush” finding on computed tomographic scan of the spleen in trauma

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 272-278

  A Omert, Laurel ^a   Salyer, Daniel ^a   Dunham, C Michael ^b   Porter, John ^a   Silva, Al ^a   Protetch, Jack ^b  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic scan; Contrast blush; Spleen; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; AGE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPLEEN ANGIOGRAPHY; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC RUPTURE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0034877286     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200108000-00008     Document Type: Article

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