Spinal dysraphism: Categorizing risk to optimize imaging

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Medina, L Santiago ^a  

^a MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal; Spine

Indexed keywords

CONUS MEDULLARIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

CHILD; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PEDIATRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 63349093209     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-1115-3     Document Type: Review

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