Diagnostic Accuracy of Computed Tomography Scout Film and Chest X-ray for Detection of Rib Fractures in Patients with Chest Trauma: A Cross-sectional Study

Background: Rib fractures are a major source of morbidity in patients with chest trauma. Computed tomography (CT) scout film is a low-dose image that is obtained prior to a complete chest CT study for all patients undergoing a CT scan. In this study, we evaluated the diagnostic performance of CT sco...

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Autores principales: Awais, Muhammad, Salam, Basit, Nadeem, Naila, Rehman, Abdul, Baloch, Noor U
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6420333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30899626
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3875

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6420333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30899626
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3875

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