Early MRI findings in stab wound of the cervical spine: Two case reports

Neuroradiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-66

  Alkan, A ^a   Baysal, T ^a   Sarac K ^a   Sigirci A ^a   Kutlu, R ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; MR; Pneumomylogram; Spinal cord; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAB WOUND; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

ADULT; AIR; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0036942865     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340100646     Document Type: Article

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