Ultrasound monitoring of distraction osteogenesis

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 256-258

  Hughes, Ceri W ^a,b   Williams, R W ^a,b   Bradley, M ^a,b   Irvine, G H ^a,b  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALLUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FACE DEFORMITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZING RADIATION; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; OSTEOTOMY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

EID: 0141838743     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(03)00112-8     Document Type: Article

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