Screening for cervical spine trauma with helical CT: Experience with 676 cases

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 315-319

  Ptak, T ^a   Kihiczak, D ^a   Lawrason, J N ^a   Rhea, J T ^a   Sacknoff, R ^a   Godfrey, R R ^a   Novelline, R A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Screening cervical spine; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035688669     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011931     Document Type: Article

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