Magnetic resonance imaging or bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of plain x ray occult scaphoid fractures

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 434-435

  Foex, Bernard ^a   Body, Rick ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M;

BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLAUSTROPHOBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SHORT SURVEY; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTURE; HAND INJURY; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SCAPHOID BONE; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCAPHOID BONE;

EID: 21744448855     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.025700     Document Type: Short Survey

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