Nonvascular, Nontrau-Matic mediastinal emer-gencies in adults: A Comprehensive Review of Imaging Findings

Radiographics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1141-1160

  Katabathina, Venkata S ^a   Restrepo, Carlos S ^a   Martinez Jimenez, Santiago ^b   Riascos, Roy F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; THORAX INJURY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 79960542926     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.314105177     Document Type: Article

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