The value of MRI in the assessment of an elbow injury in a neonate.
We describe the use of MRI to establish the exact diagnosis in a swollen elbow in a neonate. Urgent diagnosis was needed for medical and social reasons. We accomplished this without the use of an invasive procedure or anaesthesia for a fracture that is recognised to be difficult to diagnose in patients of this age group.
Costa
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Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, England.
Owen-Johnstone
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Tucker
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Marshall
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D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D000092464:Elbow Injuries