(HealthDay News) — Cervical spine clearance protocols for level-1 trauma centers are highly variable, according to a study published in the March 1 issue of Spine. Alexander A. Theologis, MD, from the ...

The most common reason for a spinal CT scan is to check for injuries after an accident. The exam can help your doctor accurately diagnose potential injuries to this specific area of your spinal column ...

If you feel pain in your neck and shoulder, your doctor might want you to get a specific X-ray to see what’s causing the pain. This test is a computed tomography scan or what's more commonly called a ...

Checking children affected from blunt trauma for CSI (cervical spine injury) risk factors could cut unnecessary computed tomography (CT) scans and radiation exposure by half. Checking children ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Written cervical spine clearance protocols are used in the majority of California’s trauma centers, according to data presented here at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting.

May 6, 2003 — Computed tomography (CT) should replace plain film radiography for imaging suspected cervical spine trauma, according to a presentation on May 6 during the American Roentgen Ray Society ...

A normal radiographic study of the cervical spine does not exclude the possibility of unstable ligamentous injury. This is a particularly difficult problem in patients with severe traumatic brain ...

What is a CT scan of the cervical spine? CT scan of the cervical spine is a CT scan of the neck. CT scan is an imaging modality which uses special X-ray equipment to produce multiple pictures of the ...

Study finds identifiable risk factors ED staff can use for evaluation, avoiding over 100,000 unnecessary scans annually. An estimated 8 million children suffer blunt trauma annually, and while ...