The Significance of Contrast Blush on Computed Tomography in Children with Splenic Injuries

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 491-494

  Lutz, Nicolas ^a,b   Mahboubi, Soroosh ^a,b   Nance, Michael L ^a,b   Stafford, Perry W ^a,b  

^a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ^*

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blush; Computed tomography; Splenic trauma

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLUSH SIGN; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEPHRECTOMY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542618033     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.11.042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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