The efficacy of ultrasonography in hemodynamically stable children with blunt abdominal trauma: A prospective comparison with computed tomography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-96

  Taş, Fikret ^a   Ceran, Canan ^a   Atalar, Mehmet H ^a   Bulut, Sema ^a   Selbeş, Bilge ^a   Işik, A Oktay ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Children; Computed tomography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BODY FLUIDS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEMODYNAMICS;

BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA (BAT); ULTRASONOGRAPHY (US);

RADIOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 2942521610     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(03)00145-1     Document Type: Article

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