Is magnetic resonance imaging in addition to a computed tomographic scan necessary to identify clinically significant cervical spine injuries in obtunded blunt trauma patients?

Fisher, Brian M

Is magnetic resonance imaging in addition to a computed tomographic scan necessary to identify clinically significant cervical spine injuries in obtunded blunt trauma patients? [electronic resource] - American journal of surgery Dec 2013 - 987-93; discussion 993-4 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

1879-1883

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.08.021 doi


Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cervical Vertebrae--diagnostic imaging
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging--methods
Male
Middle Aged
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Reproducibility of Results
Retrospective Studies
Spinal Injuries--diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed--methods
Trauma Centers
Wounds, Nonpenetrating--diagnosis
Young Adult