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The Role of Radiology in Trauma Patients

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By providing rapid and broad surveys, radiologic imaging is an essential tool in modern medicine for the evaluation of trauma patients. Radiologic imaging may inform clinical diagnosis and the development of treatment strategies such as operation, angiointerventions, or conservative treatment.

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Hong, GS., Lee, C.W. (2019). The Role of Radiology in Trauma Patients. In: Hong, SK., Kim, D., Jeon, S. (eds) Primary Management of Polytrauma . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5529-4_9

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