Automated Identification of Skull Fractures With Deep Learning: A Comparison Between Object Detection and Segmentation Approach. [PDF]
Front Neurol, 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.
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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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Deep Learning-Assisted Diagnosis of Pediatric Skull Fractures on Plain Radiographs. [PDF]
Korean J Radiol, 2022 Objective To develop and evaluate a deep learning-based artificial intelligence (AI) model for detecting skull fractures on plain radiographs in children.
Choi JW +11 more
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Evidence base for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for diagnosis of skull fractures in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Emerg Med J, 2022 Background Blunt head trauma is a common presentation to emergency departments (EDs). Identifying skull fractures in children is important as they are known factor of risk for traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Computational Modeling of Skull Bone Structures and Simulation of Skull Fractures Using the YEAHM Head Model. [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2020 The human head is a complex multi-layered structure of hard and soft tissues, governed by complex materials laws and interactions. Computational models of the human head have been developed over the years, reaching high levels of detail, complexity, and ...
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Skull Fractures Induce Neuroinflammation and Worsen Outcomes after Closed Head Injury in Mice. [PDF]
J Neurotrauma, 2020 The weight-drop model is used widely to replicate closed-head injuries in mice; however, the histopathological and functional outcomes may vary significantly between laboratories.
Zvejniece L +10 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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Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1995 The diagnosis, management, and treatment of large unhealed skull fractures are reported in 10 children, aged 2 weeks to 27 months, seen at the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC in a 4 year period.
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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 Musculoskelet Disord, 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
Deng H +10 more
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