The dependent viscera sign

Radiology

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 752-753

  Cantwell, Colin P ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEPENDENT VISCERA SIGN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VISCERA;

EID: 31144454097     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2382031931     Document Type: Article

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