Diagnostic values of sonography for assessment of sternal fractures compared with conventional radiography and bone scans

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1263-1268

  Jin, Wook ^a,b   Yang, Dal Mo ^a   Kim, Hyun Cheol ^a   Ryu, Kyung Nam ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fractures; Sonography; Sternum

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOLOGY;

BONE SCAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGISTS; SONOGRAPHY; STERNAL FRACTURE;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

RADIOISOTOPE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DIAGNOSIS; PAIN; RADIOLOGIST; STERNUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33750584963     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.10.1263     Document Type: Article

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