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Diagnostic features of prematurely fused cranial sutures on plain skull X-rays
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Purpose The characteristic features of prematurely fused craniosynostosis in plain radiographs have already been described in literature, but there is no clinical trial investigating the individual features of every single form of craniosynostosis. We described suture-specific characteristics as well as its frequency of appearance in plain radiographs in every different form of craniosynostosis. Intraoperative findings served as control to confirm the diagnosis.Methods One hundred twenty-seven children with prematurely fused cranial sutures who underwent a skull X-ray from 2008 to 2012 were investigated in the present study. In detail, 34 children with frontal, 60 with sagittal, 13 with unilateral and 14 with bilateral coronal synostosis and 3 with unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis as well as 3 children with a bilateral lambdoid synostosis were included.Results Typical radiological characteristics in craniosynostosis exist. These features as well as its frequency in craniosynostosis in plain skull radiographs are presented. In all cases, these typical features enabled a correct diagnosis, which was confirmed by intraoperative findings.Conclusion The frequency of the appearance of typical features is listed and may serve as a "mental internal check list" in the radiological approach to craniosynostosis. The study points out the value of plain skull X-rays as it enabled proper diagnosis in all investigated 127 cases.
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In the past three decades, diagnosis was mainly carried out using X-rays or CT scans, but this was problematic due to radiation exposure for the developing brain.
“In the past three decades, diagnosis was mainly carried out using X-rays or CT scans, but this was problematic due to the radiation exposure for the developing brain [65].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Schweitzer, T., Kunz, F., Meyer-Marcotty, P., Müller-Richter, U. D. A., Böhm, H., Wirth, C., Ernestus, R.-I., & Linz, C.
- Affiliations
- Universitäts-Kinderklinik Würzburg (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Schweitzer, Tilmann
- ORCID
- Venue
- Child's Nervous System
- Published
- 2015-08-23
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 2071-2080
- ISSN
- 0256-7040 (ISSN-L)
- 1433-0350
- OpenAlex
- W4241642188
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Child s Nervous System (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- GRO (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research
- Keywords
- craniosynostosis, plain skull radiography, sagittal synostosis, coronal synostosis, lambdoid synostosis
- MeSH terms
- Cranial Sutures, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Radiography, Retrospective Studies, Synostosis, X-Rays, Premature Birth
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