Cervical spine clearance in unconscious pediatric trauma patients: a level l trauma center experience.

Saud Al-SarheedJawaher AlwatbanAli AlkhaibaryYaser BabgiWaleed Al-MohamadiEmad M MasuadiIbrahim Al BabtainMoutasem Azzubi

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2019)

Utilizing CT scans in clearing the cervical spine is of paramount importance to promptly detect possible injuries. The role of MRI in cervical spine clearance still cannot be undervalued, especially when the clinical suspicion for injury is high.

Keyphrases

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