Computed tomography of projectile injuries

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1160-1166

  Jeffery, A J ^a   Rutty, G N ^a   Robinson, C ^b   Morgan, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOREIGN BODY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; SUS SCROFA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 50649091134     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.03.003     Document Type: Review

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