title: The role of ultrasonography in imaging of paediatric head trauma.
abstract: Ultrasound appears to be a promising tool for assessment of the state of the dura in patients suffering from a diastatic skull fracture. Our goal is to identify patients who are at a high risk of developing the complications associated with this type of fracture as early as possible in order to keep the neurosurgical repair as simple as possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Hôpital Ste-Justine, 3175 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Décarie
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mercier
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods