Imaging of cervical spine injuries of childhood

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 477-494

  Khanna, Geetika ^a   El Khoury, Georges Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Pediatric; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; AUTOPSY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; KYPHOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; OSSIFICATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; TORTICOLLIS; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; INFANT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 34248669304     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-006-0223-0     Document Type: Review

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