Is the open-mouth odontoid view necessary in children under 5 years?

作     者：Swischuk, LE John, SD Hendrick, EP 

作者机构：Univ Texas Med Branch Dept Pediat Radiol Galveston TX 77555 USA 

出 版 物：《PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY》 (儿科放射学)

年 卷 期：2000年第30卷第3期

页      面：186-189页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100202[医学-儿科学] 1009[医学-特种医学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：口腔 齿突尖/损伤 齿突尖/放射摄影术 医师诊疗模式/统计学和数值数据 问卷调查 脊柱骨折/放射摄影术 儿童 学龄前 人类 婴儿 

摘      要：Objectives. Questionnaires (984) were submitted to pediatric radiologists to determine how often odontoid fractures were missed on lateral views and detected on open-mouth odontoid views in children under 5 years. Other questions relating to imaging protocols of the odontoid also were included, and there were 432 respondents. Results. Of these, 161 respondents indicated that an open-mouth odontoid View was not routinely included in their imaging protocol. Conclusions. There was considerable variability on how the problem of imaging of the odontoid was addressed, but overall there were enough data to begin to consider the concept that the open-mouth odontoid might not be needed in patients under 5 years of age if a lateral view is normal.