Comparing ultrasound and computerised tomography in the detection of skull fractures in a paediatric population
Date First Published:
August 13, 2012
Last Updated:
August 13, 2012
Report by:
Katherine Burke / Will Christian, Academic Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics / Consultant Paediatrician (University of Bristol / UH Bristol NHS Trust)
Three-Part Question:
In children with presenting with suspected skull fractures [patient] is the use of ultrasound [intervention] as sensitive as computerised tomography scanning [comparison /control] in detecting skull fractures [outcome]?