Total-body digital X-ray in trauma. An experience report on the first operational full body scanner in Europe and its possible role in ATLS

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 525-529

  Exadaktylos, A K ^a   Benneker, L M ^a   Jeger, V ^a   Martinolli, L ^a   Bonel, H M ^a   Eggli, S ^a   Potgieter, H ^b   Zimmermann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ATLS; Full body X ray; Lodox; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 41149124803     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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