Screening US and CT for blunt abdominal trauma: A retrospective study

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-101

  Marco, Giuseppetti Gian ^a,b   Diego, Salera ^a   Giulio, Argalia ^a   Luca, Salvolini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Emergency radiology; Emergency screening US

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; PATIENT MONITORING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY; EMERGENCY SCREENING US;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 24944456774     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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