2016
Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance after blunt traumatic injury: a meta-analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Kalra VB, Nardini HK, Liu R, Abbed KM, Forman HP. Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance after blunt traumatic injury: a meta-analysis. European Radiology 2016, 27: 1148-1160. PMID: 27334017, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4426-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive finding rateUnstable injuriesUtility of MRIAlert patientsPooled incidenceCervical spine trauma patientsCervical spine clearanceBlunt traumatic injurySpine trauma patientsMajor medical databasesFurther studiesCS clearanceSpine clearanceTrauma patientsAwake patientsNegative CTTraumatic injuryPatientsUnique citationsSystematic reviewInjuryPositive findingsIncidenceMRIHigh false positive rate
2015
Letter to the Editor regarding “is magnetic resonance imaging in addition to a computed tomographic scan necessary to identify clinically significant cervical spine injuries in obtunded blunt trauma patients?”
Wu X, Kalra VB, Forman HP, Malhotra A. Letter to the Editor regarding “is magnetic resonance imaging in addition to a computed tomographic scan necessary to identify clinically significant cervical spine injuries in obtunded blunt trauma patients?”. The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 211: 825-826. PMID: 26782805, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLetter to the Editor regarding “Systematic review of flexion/extension radiography of the cervical spine in trauma patients”
Wu X, Kalra VB, Forman HP, Malhotra A. Letter to the Editor regarding “Systematic review of flexion/extension radiography of the cervical spine in trauma patients”. European Journal Of Radiology 2015, 84: 2686-2687. PMID: 26381447, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research