Multi-detector computed tomography demonstrates smoke inhalation injury at early stage

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-116

  Koljonen, Virve ^a   Maisniemi, Kreu ^a   Virtanen, Kaisa ^a   Koivikko, Mika ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Smoke inhalation injury

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LUNG BURN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TISSUE PERFUSION;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247611446     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-007-0579-z     Document Type: Article

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