Computed tomography is diagnostic in the cervical imaging of helmeted football players with shoulder pads
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Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Computertomographie ist diagnostisch bei der Bildgebung der Halswirbelsäule helmtragender Footballspieler mit Schulterpolstern |
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Autor: | Waninger, Kevin N.; Rothman, Michael L.; Foley, Jack; Heller, Michael |
Erschienen in: | Journal of athletic training |
Veröffentlicht: | 39 (2004), 3, S. 217-222, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1062-6050, 0160-8320, 1938-162X |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201011008939 |
Quelle: | BISp |
TY - JOUR AU - Waninger, Kevin N. A2 - Waninger, Kevin N. A2 - Rothman, Michael L. A2 - Foley, Jack A2 - Heller, Michael DB - BISp DP - BISp KW - American Football KW - Computertomographie KW - Diagnostische Verfahren KW - Halswirbelsäule KW - Schutzausrüstung KW - Schutzhelm KW - Sportmedizin KW - Sporttraumatologie KW - Sportunfall KW - Untersuchung, empirische KW - Wirbelsäulenverletzung LA - eng TI - Computed tomography is diagnostic in the cervical imaging of helmeted football players with shoulder pads TT - Computertomographie ist diagnostisch bei der Bildgebung der Halswirbelsäule helmtragender Footballspieler mit Schulterpolstern PY - 2004 N2 - Objective: Prospective, observational case series evaluating the value of cervical spine computed tomography (CT) scans in the initial evaluation of a helmeted football player with suspected cervical spine injury. Subjects: Five asymptomatic male football players, fully equipped and immobilized on a backboard. Design: Multiple 3.0-mm, helically acquired, axially displayed CT images of the cervical spine were obtained from the skull base inferiorly through T1, with images filmed at soft tissue and bone windows. Sagittal and coronal reformatted images were performed. Software was used to minimize metallic artifact. Measurements: All series were reviewed by a Board-certified neuroradiologist for image clarity and diagnostic capability. Results: Lateral scout films demonstrated mild segmental degradation, depending on the location of the metallic snaps overlying the spine. Anteroposterior scout films and bone window images were of diagnostic quality. The soft tissue windows showed minimal localized artifact occurring at the same levels as in the lateral scout views. This minimal beam-hardening streak artifact did not affect the diagnostic quality of the soft tissue windows. Reconstructed images were uniformly of clinical diagnostic quality. Discussion: When CT scans were reviewed as a unit, sufficient information was available to allow reliable clinical decisions about the helmeted football player. In light of recent publications demonstrating the difficulty of obtaining adequate radiographs to evaluate cervical spine injury in equipped football players, helmeted athletes may undergo CT scanning without any significant diagnostic limitations. Verf.-Referat L2 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC522142/ L2 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC522142/pdf/attr_39_03_0217.pdf SP - S. 217-222 SN - 1062-6050 JO - Journal of athletic training IS - 3 VL - 39 M3 - Elektronische Ressource (online) M3 - Gedruckte Ressource ID - PU201011008939 ER -