Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance in blunt trauma patients after a negative CT.

Xiao WuDavid DurandXiao WuBertie GengKhalid AbbedDiego B NunezPina Sanelli

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• MRI has limited utility after negative cervical CT in blunt trauma. • MRI is frequently positive for non-specific soft-tissue injury. • Unstable injury missed on CT is infrequent.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
trauma patients
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
dual energy
diffusion weighted imaging
image quality
soft tissue
positron emission tomography