The sentinel clot sign: A useful CT finding for the evaluation of intraperitoneal bladder rupture following blunt trauma

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 492-497

  Sang, Soo Shin ^a   Yong, Yeon Jeong ^a   Tae, Woong Chung ^a   Yoon, Woong ^a   Heoung, Keun Kang ^a   Taek, Won Kang ^a   Hee, Young Shin ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bladder, CT; Bladder, injuries; Bladder, rupture

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IOHEXOL;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PELVIC GIRDLE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PELVIC BONES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; URINARY BLADDER; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 37049031257     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2007.8.6.492     Document Type: Article

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