Ultrasound performed by radiologists - Confirming the truth about FAST in trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 323-327

  Gaarder, Christine ^a   Kroepelien, Christian Fredrik ^a   Loekke, Ruth ^a   Hestnes, Morten ^a   Dormage, Johnn Baptist ^a   Naess, Paal Aksel ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abdominal ultrasonography; FAST; Sensitivity; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EUROPE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE RATE; RADIOLOGIST; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69349093670     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a4ed27     Document Type: Article

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