Adequacy of plain radiography in the diagnosis of cervical spine injuries

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 158-161

  Nguyen, Giang K ^a   Clark, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine injuries; Plain radiography

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 18044391659     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-004-0351-6     Document Type: Review

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