Significance of 'blush' on computed tomography scan in children with liver injury

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 363-366

  Eubanks III, James W ^a   Meier, Donald E ^a   Hicks, Barry A ^a   Joglar, Jeanne ^a   Guzzetta, Philip C ^a,b   Guzzetta, P ^c   Bensard, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Arteriogram; Blunt liver injury; Computed tomography; Contrast extravasation; Embolization

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOVERSOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0037371918     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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