Appropriate imaging in children with skull fractures and suspicion of abuse

Radiology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 521-524

  Mogbo, Kirsten I ^a   Slovis, Thomas L ^a   Canady, Alexa I ^a   Allasio, David J ^a   Arfken, Cynthia L ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children, injuries; Computed tomography (CT), in infants and children; Infants, injuries; Radiography, in infants and children; Skull, fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SKULL FRACTURE;

EID: 0031829241     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.208.2.9680586     Document Type: Article

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