Performance of Helical Computed Tomography Without Oral Contrast for the Detection of Gastrointestinal Injuries

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 120-128

  Holmes, James F ^a,e   Offerman, Steven R ^a   Chang, Cindy H ^a   Randel, Brad E ^c   Hahn, David D ^d   Frankovsky, Matthew J ^a   Wisner, David H ^b  

^a Division of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; OMNI 300; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHILD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0347989580     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(03)00727-3     Document Type: Article

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