Differentiation of ante-mortem and post-mortem fractures with MRI: A case report

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1000, 2011, Pages

  Ruder, Thomas D ^a   Germerott, T ^a   Thali, M J ^a   Hatch, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW EDEMA; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCUTION; FATALITY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELIABILITY; SKIING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AUTOPSY; BONE MARROW; EDEMA; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FATAL OUTCOME; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952786455     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/10214495     Document Type: Article

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