Evaluation of acute cervical spine imaging based on ACR Appropriateness Criteria®

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-17

  Sheikh, Kiran ^a   Belfi, Lily M ^a   Sharma, Rahul ^a   Baad, Michael ^a   Sanelli, Pina C ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACR appropriateness criteria; Blunt trauma; CCR; Cervical spine injury; NEXUS

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE INSTABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84858706526     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: 14381435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-011-0994-z     Document Type: Article

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