Answer to case of the month # 101 hypovolemic shock (intense bilateral adrenal enhancement as an early prognostic indicator)

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 170-172

  Casey, Mary C ^a   McGurry, Suzanne ^a   Doyle, Deirdre ^a   Tarrant, Ailbhe ^a   Kelly, Denis ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; HYPOVOLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SHOCK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 23644446163     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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