Effect of spinal immobilisation devices on radiation exposure in conventional radiography and computed tomography

Trauma patients at risk for, or suspected of, spinal injury are frequently transported to hospital using full spinal immobilisation. At the emergency department, immobilisation is often maintained until radiological work-up is completed. In this study, we examined how these devices influence radiati...

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Published in:Emerg Radiol
Main Authors: Hemmes, Baukje, Jeukens, Cécile R. L. P. N., Kemerink, Gerrit J., Brink, Peter R.G., Poeze, Martijn
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805719/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26754428
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10140-015-1371-0
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