Utility of skull radiographs in infants undergoing 3D head CT during evaluation for physical abuse

Clinical practice guidelines recommend performing head CT and skull radiographs (SR) when evaluating infants for physical abuse. We compared the accuracy of 3-dimensional CT (3DCT) and SR for detecting skull fractures. We reviewed children

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Published in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2021-06, Vol.56 (6), p.1180-1184
Main Authors: Pennell, Christopher, Aundhia, Minal, Malik, Archana, Poletto, Erica, Grewal, Harsh, Atkinson, Norrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-dimensional computed tomography
Abusive head trauma
Child abuse
Child physical abuse
Computed tomography
Skull fracture
Skull radiograph
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Summary:Clinical practice guidelines recommend performing head CT and skull radiographs (SR) when evaluating infants for physical abuse. We compared the accuracy of 3-dimensional CT (3DCT) and SR for detecting skull fractures. We reviewed children
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.037