MDCT of blunt renal trauma: imaging findings and therapeutic implications

Insights into Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 261-272

  Bonatti, M ^a   Lombardo, F ^b   Vezzali, N ^a   Zamboni, G ^b   Ferro, F ^a   Pernter, P ^a   Pycha, A ^a   Bonatti, G ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute renal injury; Blunt injury; Computed tomography; Kidney; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925880546     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18694101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0385-1     Document Type: Review

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