Blunt traumatic aortic injury: A review of initial diagnostic modalities and a proposed diagnostic algorithm

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 129-138

  Ting, Joseph Yuk Sang ^a  

^a Mater Adults and Mothers Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aortic injury; Blunt thoracic trauma; CT angiography; Mediastinum; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037786918     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-003-1291-7     Document Type: Review

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