BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Head CT is the current neuroimaging tool of choice in
acute evaluation of pediatric head trauma. The potential cancer risks of CT-related ionizing …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: With> 473,000 annual emergency department visits for
children with traumatic brain injuries in the United States, the risk of ionizing radiation …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of “black bone”(BB) MRI
for the detection of skull fractures in children with potential abusive head trauma. Methods A …

CT is considered the first-line study for acute intracranial injury in children because of its
availability, detection of acute hemorrhage, and lack of sedation. An MRI study with rapidly …

Introduction The benefits of multiplanar reconstructed images (MPR) of unenhanced axial
head computed tomography (CT) data have not been established in trauma patients …

OBJECTIVE Rapid-sequence MRI (RSMRI) of the brain is a limited-sequence MRI protocol
that eliminates ionizing radiation exposure and reduces imaging time. This systematic …

OBJECT Traumatic head injury (THI) is a highly prevalent condition in the United States, and
concern regarding excess radiation-related cancer mortality has placed focus on limiting the …

OBJECTIVES: 1) To verify clinical signs correlated with appropriate cranial computed
tomography scan indications and changes in the therapeutic approach in pediatric minor …

The incidence of severe traumatic head injury in children has constantly increased over the
last years. Diagnostic imaging has become an unrenounceable tool for the documentation …

Background and Objective: Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of
morbidity and mortality in children. Computed tomography (CT) is the modality of choice to …