Sinus cut-off sign: A helpful sign in the CT diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture associated with pleural effusion

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-256

  Kaya, Seyda Ors ^a   Karabulut, Nevzat ^a   Yuncu, Gokhan ^a   Sevinc, Serpil ^a   Kiroǧlu, Yilmaz ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CT sign; Diaphragmatic injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CT SIGNS; DIAPHRAGMATIC INJURY; DIAPHRAGMATIC RUPTURES; TRAUMA;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; PATIENT MONITORING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COSTOPHRENIC SINUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE; DISEASE MARKER; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SIMULATION; SINUS CUT OFF SIGN; VISCERA;

ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC, TRAUMATIC; HUMANS; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RABBITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33746185695     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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