Accuracy of single-pass whole-body computed tomography for detection of injuries in patients with major blunt trauma

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 869-876

  Stengel, Dirk ^a,b   Ottersbach, Caspar ^a,b   Matthes, Gerrit ^a   Weigeldt, Moritz ^a   Grundei, Simon ^a   Rademacher, Grit ^a   Tittel, Anja ^a   Mutze, Sven ^a   Ekkernkamp, Axel ^b   Frank, Matthias ^b   Schmucker, Uli ^b   Seifert, Julia ^a,b  

^a UNFALLKRANKENHAUS BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INJURY SCALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS INJURY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX INJURY; WHOLE BODY CT;

EID: 84861123868     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111420     Document Type: Article

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