Evidence-Based Imaging
Improving the Quality of Imaging in Patient Care
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Principles of Evidence-Based Imaging
The standard medical education in Western medicine has emphasized skills and knowledge learned from experts, particularly those encountered in the course of postgraduate medical education, and through national...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Pediatric Accidental Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging
The definition of TBI used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or a penetrating head in...
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Book and Living Reference Work (Continuously updated edition)
Evidence-Based Imaging in Pediatrics
Clinical Decision Support for Optimized Imaging in Pediatric Care
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Imaging in the Evaluation of Children with Suspected Craniosynostosis
Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of one or more skull sutures. This results in deformity of the calvarium, which is one of the clinical manifestations of this pathology. These deformities follow certai...
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Critically Assessing the Literature for Evidence-Based Imaging: Understanding Error and Bias
Evidence-based imaging (EBI) requires the critical assessment and application of the best available evidence to patient imaging. Unfortunately, the published studies that comprise the available evidence are of...
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Pediatric Accidental Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging
There are opportunities for avoiding unnecessary imaging in children who experienced accidental head trauma. This chapter reviews clinical decision rules that can inform when imaging should be performed or can...
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Principles of Evidence-Based Imaging for Adults and Children
The standard medical education in Western medicine has emphasized skills and knowledge learned from experts, particularly those encountered in the course of postgraduate medical education and through national ...
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Book and Reference Work
Evidence-Based Neuroimaging Diagnosis and Treatment
Improving the Quality of Neuroimaging in Patient Care
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Assessing the Imaging Literature: Understanding Error and Bias
The keystone of the evidence-based imaging (EBI) approach is to critically assess the research data that are provided and to determine if the information is appropriate for use in answering the EBI question. U...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Children with Suspected Craniosynostosis: Evidence-Based Neuroimaging
Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of the skull sutures. The resulting asymmetric calvarial growth causes characteristic cranial deformities. The clinical outcome varies between minor cosmetic deformity ...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Pediatric Dysraphism and Scoliosis: Evidence-Based Neuroimaging
Spinal dysraphism or neural tube defects encompass a heterogeneous group of congenital spinal anomalies that result from the defective closure of the neural tube early in gestation with anomalous development o...
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Evidence-Based Imaging: Principles
The standard medical education in Western medicine has emphasized skills and knowledge learned from experts, particularly those encountered in the course of postgraduate medical education, and through national...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence-Based Neuroimaging
Evidence-based information regarding imaging of traumatic brain injury is not as readily available as other diseases or pathology. To complicate matters, head injury is a heterogeneous event that can be influe...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Headache Disorders: Evidence-Based Neuroimaging
Headaches can be divided into primary and secondary (Table 24.1). Primary causes include migraine, cluster, and tension-type headaches, while secondary etiologies include neoplasms, arteriovenous malformations...
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US Versus CT: Evidence-Based Medicine and Cost-Effectiveness in Imaging Acute Appendicitis in Children
Despite the high incidence of acute appendicitis in children, its diagnosis remains difficult. This chapter will discuss the usefulness of ultrasound vs computed tomography in diagnosing pediatric appendicitis...
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Book
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2 Critically Assessing the Literature: Understanding Error and Bias
The keystone of the evidence-based imaging (EBI) approach is to critically assess the research data that are provided and to determine if the information is appropriate for use in answering the EBI question. U...
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13 Neuroimaging for Traumatic Brain Injury
Head injury is not a homogeneous phenomenon and has a complex clinical course. There are different mechanisms, varying severity, diversity of injuries, secondary injuries, and effects of age or underlying dise...
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15 Adults and Children with Headaches: Evidence-Based Role of Neuroimaging
CT imaging remains the initial test of choice for: (1) new-onset of headache in high risk adults and (2) headache suggestive of subarachnoid hemorrhage (limited evidence). Neuroimaging is recommended in adults...
