Advanced Cervical Spine Imaging in Abusive Head Trauma: An Update on Recent Literature and Future Directions

Acad Pediatr. 2018 Sep-Oct;18(7):733-735. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2018.05.008. Epub 2018 May 30.

Authors

M Katherine Henry¹, Joanne N Wood²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Child Protection and Health and the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness (Drs Henry and Wood), and PolicyLab (Dr Wood), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Penn. Electronic address: henrym2@email.chop.edu.
² Center for Child Protection and Health and the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness (Drs Henry and Wood), and PolicyLab (Dr Wood), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Penn.

PMID: 29859269
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2018.05.008

No abstract available

Keywords: brain injuries; child abuse; craniocerebral trauma; magnetic resonance imaging; shaken baby syndrome; spinal injuries; traumatic.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging*
Child Abuse / diagnosis*
Child, Preschool
Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Shaken Baby Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*
Spinal Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed