Portable chest radiology in intensive care: A comparison of a new dual characteristic film-screen system (Insight) incorporating a flexible grid with a standard film-screen system

Brain and Language

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 494-498

  Rottenberg, G T ^a,b   Chin, R J S ^a   Allen, C M ^a   Maggs, P ^a   Kessel, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 22644432977     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(96)80189-9     Document Type: Review

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