Ability of emergency ultrasonography to detect pediatric skull fractures: A prospective, observational study

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 135-141

  Parri, Niccolò ^a   Crosby, Bradley J ^b   Glass, Casey ^c   Mannelli, Francesco ^a   Sforzi, Idanna ^a   Schiavone, Raffaele ^a   Ban, Kevin Michael ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomography; Emergency Physician; pediatric head trauma; skull fractures; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKULL FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84872357899     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.02.038     Document Type: Article

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