title: Is computed tomography reliable for the evaluation of cervical spine injury in obese patients?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: Therese
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Duane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology