STUDY OBJECTIVE: A number of clinical decision aids have been introduced to limit
unnecessary computed tomographic scans in patients with mild traumatic brain injury. These …

Introduction CT scan is crucial in evaluating head trauma. However, its inappropriate use
will cause unnecessary radiation exposure to patient and financial burden to health systems …

Background: Repeat head computed tomography (CT) is standard practice for traumatic
brain injury (TBI) at many centers. The few studies available in children remain unclear over …

Object The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of progression of traumatic
intracranial lesions in children by comparing initial and subsequent computed tomography …

A retrospective study of 98 children who received CT scanning for head trauma was
conducted to determine whether clinical signs would accurately identify patients needing CT …

Study objective: To determine the prevalence of abnormal computed tomography (CT) scans
and define high-risk clinical variables in patients with mild head injury. Design …

Study objective: To determine the frequency of utilization, yield for brain injury, incidence of
missed injury, and variation in the use of computed tomography (CT) for ED patients with …

Objectives: The primary objective of the study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy and
provide external validation for the PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE clinical decision rules in …

Introduction Pediatric head trauma is one of the commonest presentations to emergency
departments. Over 90% of such head injuries are considered mild, but still present risk acute …

See related editorial," CT for Head Trauma in Children." Study objective: To assess the need
for cranial computed tomography (CT) in the emergency department evaluation of children …