Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging of compressed air divers in diving accidents

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-41

  Gao, G K ^a   Wu, D ^a   Yang, Y ^a   Yu, T ^a   Xue, J ^a   Wang, X ^a   Jiang, Y P ^a  

^a 401 Hospital of PLA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INJURY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849114903     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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