Interpretation of Contrast Dispersal Patterns by Experienced and Inexperienced Interventionalists

PM and R

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-59

  Smuck, Matthew ^a   Abbott, Zachary ^b   Zemper, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 61549112145     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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