Sonography first for subcutaneous abscess and cellulitis evaluation

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1509-1512

  Adhikari, Srikar ^a   Blaivas, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; CELLULITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

ABSCESS; CELLULITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84867221424     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.10.1509     Document Type: Article

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