The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 6 , Pages 734-740 , December 2007

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a trauma computerized tomography panel worth?

Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Rancho Mirage, CA, March 25–29, 2007

  • John A. Aucar, M.D., M.S.H.I.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, 11937 US Highway 271, Tyler, TX 75708, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-903-539-2104; fax: +1-903-258-9423.
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  • Luiz Fernandez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Trinity Mother Francis Hospital, 800 E. Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701, USA
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  • Colette Wagner-Mann, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital, One Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212, USA

Received 13 April 2007 ,Revised 16 July 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00737-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.036

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 6 , Pages 734-740 , December 2007

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