MRI is the new gold standard for excluding cervical spine injury in patients with blunt trauma.
Lundberg
George D
GD
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. glundberg@medscape.net
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis*