Feasibility of FAST examination performance with ultrasound contrast

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 307-311

  Blaivas, Michael ^a   Lyon, Matthew ^a   Brannam, Larry ^a   Schwartz, Richard ^a   Duggal, Sandeep ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Emergency medicine; Emergency ultrasound; Solid organ injury; Trauma ultrasound; Ultrasound contrast

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FS 069; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL; CATHETER; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; SPLEEN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 25644436484     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.02.011     Document Type: Article

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