Four-film x-ray series is more sensitive than 2-film for diagnosis of skull fractures in children

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1189-1193

  Morrison, Jessica ^a   Mâsse, Benoît ^b   Ouellet, Philippe ^c   Décarie, Jean Claude ^b   Gravel, Jocelyn ^a  

^a Sainte Justine UHC ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

skull fracture; skull radiography; x ray series

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; FOUR FILM X RAY SERIES; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TWO FILM X RAY SERIES; X RAY FILM;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; RADIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 84888136631     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182a9f7c1     Document Type: Article

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