Diagnostic accuracy of CT scan in abdominal blunt trauma

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 67-70

  Salimi, Javad ^a   Bakhtavar, Khadyjeh ^a   Solimani, Mehdi ^a   Khashayar, Patricia ^a   Meysamie, Ali Pasha ^a   Zargar, Moosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Abdominal injuries; Diagnosis; Tomography; Wounds, nonpenetrating; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUODENUM INJURY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTESTINE INJURY; IRAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MESENTERY DISEASE; PANCREAS INJURY; PATIENT INFORMATION; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN INJURY; STOMACH INJURY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 66049083894     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-1275.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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