The Corona Mortis, a Frequent Vascular Variant Susceptible to Blunt Pelvic Trauma: Identification at Routine Multidetector CT

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-460

  Smith, Jason C ^a   Gregorius, John C ^a   Breazeale, Bretton H ^a   Watkins, Gregory E ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONA MORTIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PELVIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62749178543     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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