A pilot study evaluating the "STATSCAN" digital X-ray machine in paediatric polytrauma

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-42

  Pitcher, Richard D ^a   Van As, Arjan B ^a   Sanders, Virginia ^a   Douglas, Tania S ^a   Wieselthaler, Nicole ^a   Vlok, Ann ^a   Paverd, Sylvia ^a   Kilborn, Tracy ^a   Rode, Heinz ^a   Potgieter, Herman ^c   Beningfield, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Lodox Systems Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Digital radiography; Paediatric; Polytrauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PILOT STUDY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TRACHEA; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36548998896     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-007-0668-z     Document Type: Article

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