JAMA Pediatrics: Radiography Topic Collection

Association Between Parental Preference and Head Computed Tomography in Children With Minor Blunt Head Trauma

Ishida Y, Manabe A, Oizumi A, et al. — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Natale et al recently reported that race/ethnicity is independently associated with head computed tomography (CT) use among children with minor blunt head trauma. They showed parental anxiety as an important factor influencing head CT orders in non-Hispanic white children regardless of brain injury risk. In a Japanese pediatric cohort of patients with minor blunt head trauma, we conducted a study with similar objectives attempting to identify factors that influence a physician's decision to order a head CT in children.

Picture of the Month—Quiz Case

Tebruegge M, Sukhtankar P, Patel S, et al. — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A 17-year-old boy presented to our hospital with a 4-week history of pain and restriction of movement in his left shoulder. Two weeks prior to presentation, he had developed a skin lesion on the anterior aspect of the same shoulder. At that point, radiographs of the shoulder (Figure 1) and chest (Figure 2) were obtained. It was assumed that he had a superficial skin infection, which prompted treatment with amoxicillin–clavulanate potassium without improvement.

Picture of the Month—Diagnosis

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT