Imaging in Tsunami Trauma

Journal of Medical Ultrasound

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Kaewlai, Rathachai ^a   Meennuch, Wannanee ^b   Srisuwan, Tanop ^c   Prasitvoranant, Wittaya ^b   Yenarkarn, Panuch ^b   Chuapetcharasopon, Chamaree ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BUMRUNGRAD INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

radiological imaging; trauma imaging; tsunami

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; AEROMONAS; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLUNT TRAUMA; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISLOCATION; DROWNING; ECHOGRAPHY; FACE INJURY; FOREIGN BODY; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS INJURY; PSEUDOMONAS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SINUSITIS; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPINE INJURY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; THORAX INJURY; TRAUMATOLOGY; TSUNAMI; VIBRIO; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 65549170307     PISSN: 09296441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6441(09)60009-6     Document Type: Review

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