Diagnostic Imaging of Acute Thoracic Injury

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 156-179

  Mirvis, Stuart E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; LUNG CONTUSION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIB FRACTURE; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX WALL;

EID: 2442459096     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sult.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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