Risk Factors in Pediatric Blunt Cervical Vascular Injury and Significance of Seatbelt Sign
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Screening CT angiography for pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury with emphasis on the cervical "seatbelt sign".
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There are no standard screening guidelines to evaluate blunt cerebrovascular injury in children. The purpose of this retrospective study was to understand the clinical and radiologic risk factors associated with pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury on CTA of the neck with primary attention to the cervical "seatbelt sign." MATERIALS AND METHODS Radiology reports from 2...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1936-900X
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2018.9.39429