Prospective evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma by computed tomography

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-173

  Kumar, M Mahendra ^a   Venkataramanappa, M ^a   Venkataratnam, I ^a   Kumar, N V ^a   Babji, K ^a  

^a Government General Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

CT in blunt abdominal trauma; Haemoperitoneum

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; KIDNEY INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS INJURY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROPERITONEAL DISEASE; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN INJURY; TESTIS INJURY;

EID: 30944461571     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.28794     Document Type: Article

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