Screening CT angiography for pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury with emphasis on the cervical "seatbelt sign".

ABSTRACT:

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 2002 to 2012 were queried for the examination "CTA neck." The electronic medical record was reviewed for mechanism of injury, Glasgow Coma Scale score, and physical examination findings. Radiology reports from adjunct radiographic studies were reviewed. CTA neck examinations with reported blunt cerebrovascular injury were reviewed to confirm imaging findings. Patients with penetrating inj

SUBMITTER: Desai NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7966272 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature