Automated Identification of Skull Fractures With Deep Learning: A Comparison Between Object Detection and Segmentation Approach [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Objective: Skull fractures caused by head trauma can lead to life-threatening complications. Hence, timely and accurate identification of fractures is of great importance.
Wei Shan +19 more
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The infant with bilateral skull fractures: diagnostic considerations in consultation with a child abuse pediatrician. [PDF]
J Inj Violence Res, 2019 : Bilateral skull fractures in infancy may result from accidental or abusive injury. Consultation with a child abuse pediatrician may assist with determining the likelihood of accident or abuse.
O'Hara MA.
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Emergency Medicine International, 2022 Introduction. Skull fractures are often found in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Although skull fractures may indicate greater force impact and are associated with local or diffuse brain injuries, the prognostic value of skull fractures ...
Yu-Chin Tsai +9 more
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Archives of Forensic Medicine and CriminologyAim of the study: Falls from standing height are understood as incidents where a person in an upright or nearly upright position collapses, striking a hard surface.
Marcin Zuwała +6 more
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Artificial intelligence based sonographic differentiation between skull fractures and normal sutures in young children [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAccurate differentiation between skull fractures and sutures is challenging in young children. Traditional diagnostic modalities like computed tomography involve ionizing radiation, while sonography is safer but demands expertise. This study explores the
Saskia Hankel +7 more
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Epidemiology of skeletal trauma and skull fractures in children younger than 1 year in Shenzhen: a retrospective study of 664 patients [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Background Unintentional injury is one of the top three causes of death for infants. However, the epidemiological studies of skeletal trauma and skull fractures in infants younger than 1 year were poorly understood in China. Therefore, our study aimed to
Hansheng Deng +10 more
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Timing of Surgery and Preoperative Predictors of Surgical Site Infections for Patients with Depressed Skull Fractures in a Sub-Saharan Tertiary Hospital: A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
Neurotrauma RepLekuya HM +12 more
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Missed clavicle fractures on anterior-posterior views of skull X-rays: a retrospective, observational, and descriptive study [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2015 Objective The clavicle is almost always seen in skull X-rays of infants. The objectives of this study were to determine how often the clavicle and clavicle fractures are visible but missed on the skull anterior-posterior view (skull AP) of infants and ...
Jung-Heon Kim +4 more
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IMC Journal of Medical Science, 2022 Background and objectives: Skull base fractures have high mortality and morbidity rates and constitute a significant medical issue. The aim of the present study was to review the demographic characteristics, common locations and causes of the skull base ...
Hüseyin Kafadar +3 more
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Trends in hospital admissions for childhood fractures in England
BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2021 Purpose Fractures to the axial and appendicular skeleton are common in children causing loss of opportunities and disability. There are relatively few studies available to quantify the number of children who have their fractures diagnosed in the ...
Marilyn James +5 more
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