RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE FOR TRAUMA OF THE CERVICAL SPINE
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Radiographic assessment of the cervical spine in symptomatic trauma patients.
STANDARDS A three-view cervical spine series (anteroposterior, lateral, and odontoid views) is recommended for radiographic evaluation of the cervical spine in patients who are symptomatic after traumatic injury. This should be supplemented with computed tomography (CT) to further define areas that are suspicious or not well visualized on the plain cervical x-rays. GUIDELINES There is insuffi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0369-4305,1881-4883
DOI: 10.6009/jjrt.kj00001368536