Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration of the Hip in Children: A New Technique

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 415, Issue , 2003, Pages 244-247

  Cavalier, Ralph ^a   Herman, Martin J ^a,b   Pizzutillo, Peter D ^a   Geller, Evan ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; HIP; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0142259165     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000092975.12414.6b     Document Type: Article

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