2018
Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance in blunt trauma patients after a negative CT
Malhotra A, Durand D, Wu X, Geng B, Abbed K, Nunez DB, Sanelli P. Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance in blunt trauma patients after a negative CT. European Radiology 2018, 28: 2823-2829. PMID: 29450715, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-5285-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt trauma evaluationCervical spine CTCervical spine MRIUnstable injuriesBlunt traumaTrauma evaluationSpine CTSpine MRIBlunt cervical spine traumaCervical spine clearanceCT cervical spineAbnormal neurological examinationBlunt trauma patientsPercent of patientsCervical spine traumaCervical spine studiesSoft tissue injuriesUtility of MRICervical CTSpine clearanceAdult patientsSubsequent MRINeurological examinationSpine traumaTrauma patients
2016
Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance after blunt traumatic injury: a meta-analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Kalra VB, Nardini HK, Liu R, Abbed KM, Forman HP. Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance after blunt traumatic injury: a meta-analysis. European Radiology 2016, 27: 1148-1160. PMID: 27334017, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4426-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive finding rateUnstable injuriesUtility of MRIAlert patientsPooled incidenceCervical spine trauma patientsCervical spine clearanceBlunt traumatic injurySpine trauma patientsMajor medical databasesFurther studiesCS clearanceSpine clearanceTrauma patientsAwake patientsNegative CTTraumatic injuryPatientsUnique citationsSystematic reviewInjuryPositive findingsIncidenceMRIHigh false positive rate