Ultrasound in emergency patients: Better detection of free intraabdominal fluids by the use of tissue harmonic imaging

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 328-332

  Schiemann, Uwe ^a   Gotzberger M ^a   Reissenweber, H ^a   Suttmann, I ^a   Berner, I ^a   Hoyer, X ^a   Heldwein, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emergency patients; Fluids; Tissue harmonic imaging (THI, 2.3 MHz, pulse inversion); Ultrasound sonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PERITONITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 4243198308     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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