Early detection of fractures with low-dose digital x-ray images in a pediatric trauma unit

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Douglas, Tania S ^a,d   Sanders, Virginia ^b   Pitcher, Richard ^c   Van As, Arjan B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Lodox Systems Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

^c RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABRASION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPOUND FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMAGE DISPLAY; LEG PAIN; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PARESIS; PEDIATRIC WARD; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SWELLING; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHOLE BODY IMAGING; X RAY DOSE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 67649996018     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000198534.47134.bc     Document Type: Article

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