Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 333-338 , April 2010

Multidetector computed tomography-spectrum of blunt chest wall and lung injuries in polytraumatized patients

  • S. Peters

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, BG Universitaetsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Buerkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany. Tel.: +49 234 3023833; fax: +49 234 3026358.
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  • V. Nicolas
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  • C.M. Heyer

Received 30 October 2009 ,Revised 9 December 2009 ,Accepted 17 December 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00029-2

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.12.008

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 333-338 , April 2010

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