Comparison of ultrasonography with submentovertex films and computed tomography scan in the diagnosis of zygomatic arch fractures

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-16

  Nezafati, S ^a   Javadrashid, R ^a   Rad, S ^a   Akrami, S ^b  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fracture; Submentovertex; Ultrasonography; Zygomatic arch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZYGOMATIC FRACTURES;

EID: 75149171386     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/97056817     Document Type: Article

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