Computed tomography pseudofractures of the mid face and skull base

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1268-1279

  Connor, Steve ^a   Tan, G ^a   Fernando, R ^a   Chaudhury, N ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Computed tomography; Face; Skull base

Indexed keywords

CRANIAL SUTURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FACE INJURY; HUMAN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEUROANATOMY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOFRACTURE; REVIEW; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL BONES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; SKULL; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 28244439881     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2005.05.016     Document Type: Review

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