MRI in the assessment of the supportive soft tissues of the cervical spine in acute trauma in children

Neuroradiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 359-363

  Keiper, M D ^a   Zimmerman, R A ^a   Bilaniuk, L T ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine, trauma; Children; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031744832     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050599     Document Type: Article

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