Trauma of the spine and spinal cord: Imaging strategies

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Parizel, P M ^a   Van Der Zijden, T ^a   Gaudino, S ^a   Spaepen, M ^a   Voormolen, M H J ^a   Venstermans, C ^a   De Belder, F ^a   Van Den Hauwe, L ^a   Van Goethem, J ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Spine, CT; Spine, fractures; Spine, injuries; Spine, MR; Spine, trauma

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; STANDARD;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77953633245     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1123-5     Document Type: Review

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