Non-ionizing Imaging for the Emergency Department Assessment of Pediatric Minor Head Trauma

• Main Authors: Alessia Cicogna (Author), Giulia Minca (Author), Francesca Posocco (Author), Federica Corno (Author), Cecilia Basile (Author), Liviana Da Dalt (Author), Silvia Bressan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Minor blunt head trauma (MHT) represents a common reason for presentation to the pediatric emergency department (ED). Despite the low incidence of clinically important traumatic brain injuries (ciTBIs) following MHT, many children undergo computed tomography (CT), exposing them to the risk associate...