Incidental findings in children with blunt head trauma evaluated with cranial CT scans

Incidental findings in children with blunt head trauma evaluated with cranial CT scans

Cranial computed tomography (CT) scans are frequently obtained in the evaluation of blunt head trauma in children. These scans may detect unexpected incidental findings. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and significance of incidental findings on cranial CT scans in child...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2013-08, Vol.132 (2), p.e356-e363
Hauptverfasser: Rogers, Alexander J, Maher, Cormac O, Schunk, Jeff E, Quayle, Kimberly, Jacobs, Elizabeth, Lichenstein, Richard, Powell, Elizabeth, Miskin, Michelle, Dayan, Peter, Holmes, James F, Kuppermann, Nathan
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Birth defects
Brain Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Brain Diseases - epidemiology
CAT scans
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Childrens health
Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
CT imaging
Diagnosis
Female
Head injuries
Head Injuries, Closed - diagnostic imaging
Head Injuries, Closed - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Incidental Findings
Injuries
Male
Medical imaging
Pediatric injuries
Pediatrics
Prospective Studies
Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Cranial computed tomography (CT) scans are frequently obtained in the evaluation of blunt head trauma in children. These scans may detect unexpected incidental findings. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and significance of incidental findings on cranial CT scans in children evaluated for blunt head trauma. This was a secondary analysis of a multicenter study of pediatric blunt head trauma. Patients
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2013-0299