Imaging suspected cervical spine injury: Plain radiography or computed tomography? Systematic review

Radiography

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-77

  Cain, Gavin ^a   Shepherdson, Jane ^c   Elliott, Vicki ^c   Svensson, Jon ^c   Brennan, Patrick ^b  

^a O and G   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Computed Tomography; Diagnostic Accuracy; Injury; Plain Radiography; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 73749086317     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2009.09.001     Document Type: Review

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