The role of the radiologist in the management of politrauma patients

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 315-316

  Pinto, Fabio ^a   Bode, Paul J ^b   Tonerini, Michele ^c   Orsitto, Eugenio ^c  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CT; Trauma; Traumatic injuries; US

Indexed keywords

THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES; TRAUMA; TRAUMATIC INJURIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY (US);

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITALS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; RADIOLOGY;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EUROPE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LIMB INJURY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ORGAN INJURY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PELVIS INJURY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; RESPONSIBILITY; SKELETON; SKULL FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 33748058484     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.04.021     Document Type: Article

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