ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on Suspected Spine Trauma

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 762-775

  Daffner, Richard H ^a   Hackney, David B ^b  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnostic imaging; Spine injury

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIGAMENT INJURY; LITERATURE; LUMBAR SPINE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348990183     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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