Evaluation of pediatric skull fracture imaging techniques

Forensic Science International

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 167-172

  Mulroy, Maura H ^a   Loyd, Andre M ^a   Frush, Donald P ^b   Verla, Terence G ^a   Myers, Barry S ^a   'Dale' Bass, Cameron R ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; Imaging; Injury; Pediatric; Radiologic; Skull; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCIPITAL BONE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKULL; SKULL FRACTURE; SPHENOID; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TEMPORAL BONE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY;

EID: 84855204064     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.050     Document Type: Article

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