Screening Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography in the Evaluation on Blunt Neck Injuries: An Evidence-Based Approach

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-214

  Anaya, Carlos ^a   Munera, Felipe ^b   Bloomer, Courtnay W ^c   Danton, Gary H ^b   Caban, Kim ^b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLUNT CEREBROVASCULAR INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NECK INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 65549164211     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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