The aim of this review is to survey CT and MRI overuse in the paediatric emergency
department (ED) population. CT is one of the most important modalities employed in the ED …

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 …

Common neuroimaging findings in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), including sport-related
concussion (SRC), are reviewed based on computed tomography and magnetic resonance …

BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) is commonly used for children when there is
concern for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is a significant source of ionizing radiation. Our …

OBJECTIVES: We determined whether implementing the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied
Research Network (PECARN) traumatic brain injury (TBI) prediction rules and providing …

METHODS: This was a cross-sectional analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Care
Medical Survey database of nationally representative ED visits from 2007 to 2015. We …

Methods All ABP-certified pediatric subspecialties, along with other subspecialties providing
care for children that have representation within the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties …

Objective Children with minor head trauma frequently present to emergency departments
(EDs). Identifying those with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can be difficult, and it is unknown …

BACKGROUND: There is uncertainty about which children with minor head injury need to
undergo computed tomography (CT). We sought to prospectively validate the accuracy and …

Study objective Three clinical decision rules for head injuries in children (Pediatric
Emergency Care Applied Research Network [PECARN], Canadian Assessment of …