Background: There is controversy about which children with minor head injury need to
undergo computed tomography (CT). We aimed to develop a highly sensitive clinical …

Objectives To develop a sensitive clinical decision rule with a high negative predictive value
for the use of cranial computed tomography (CT) in minor pediatric head trauma, to identify …

Objectives: To compare the utilization rates of CT scans in investigating minor head trauma
in children in Canada, to identify the injuries determined by these scans, and to identify …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the variation and trends in neuroimaging in children examined
for minor head injury at major US pediatric emergency departments. STUDY DESIGN: We …

Background Clinical decision rules can help to determine the need for CT imaging in
children with head injuries. We aimed to validate three clinical decision rules (PECARN …

Study objective: To assess clinical features that might reliably predict the need for computed
tomography (CT) imaging in pediatric head trauma. Design/setting/type of participant …

OBJECTIVE: Children with minor blunt head trauma often are observed in the emergency
department before a decision is made regarding computed tomography use. We studied the …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Indications for computed tomography (CT) in children with minor head
injury remain controversial. The objective of this preliminary study is to determine whether a …

Background Although the use of computed tomographic (CT) scanning in severe head
trauma is an accepted practice, the indications for its use in minor injury remain ill defined …

CONTEXT: Given radiation-and sedation-associated risks, there is uncertainty about which
children with head trauma should receive cranial computed tomography (CT) scanning. A …