Helical Computed Tomographic Angiography for the Diagnosis of Traumatic Arterial Injuries of the Extremities

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 625-628

  Busquéts, Antonio R ^a   Acosta, José A ^a,b   Colón, Edgar ^a   Alejandro, Kathia V ^a   Rodríguez, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Puerto Rico Trauma Center   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Angiography; Arterial injuries; Extremity trauma; Helical computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTIMA; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1942508713     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000053546.28739.cf     Document Type: Review

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