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ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Evolution of the Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Craniosynostosis: A Narrative Review.

Giovanni Cacciaguerra, Monica Palermo, Lidia Marino, Filippo Andrea Salvatore Rapisarda, Piero Pavone, Raffaele Falsaperla, Martino Ruggieri, Silvia Marino

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Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giovanni CacciaguerraDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, Unit of Rare Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8909-3498
Monica PalermoRadiology Unit 1, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0826-2235
Lidia MarinoNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, AOU "Policlinico", PO "San Marco", University of Catania, 95121 Catania, Italy.
Filippo Andrea Salvatore RapisardaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ARNAS Garibaldi Nesima, 95122 Catania, Italy.
Piero PavoneDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, Unit of Rare Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5600-9560
Raffaele FalsaperlaNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, AOU "Policlinico", PO "San Marco", University of Catania, 95121 Catania, Italy.
Martino RuggieriDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, Unit of Rare Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
Silvia MarinoUnit of Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency, AOU "Policlinico", PO "San Marco", University of Catania, 95121 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6598-9903
University of Catania · ITOspedale Garibaldi · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Craniosynostosis, the premature closure of cranial sutures, is one of the principal causes of pediatric skull deformities. It can cause aesthetic, neurological, acoustic, ophthalmological complications up to real emergencies. Craniosynostosis are primarily diagnosed with accurate physical examination, skull measurement and observation of the deformity, but the radiological support currently plays an increasingly important role in confirming a more precise diagnosis and better planning for therapeutic interventions. The clinician must know how to diagnose in the earliest and least invasive way for the child. In the past, technological limitations reduced the choices; today, however, there are plenty of choices and it is necessary to use the various types of available imaging correctly. In the future, imaging techniques will probably rewrite the common classifications we use today. We provide an updated review of the role of imaging in this condition, through the ages, to outline the correct choice for the clinician for an early and non-invasive diagnosis.

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childrencraniosynostosisimagingneurodisabilityplagiocephalysutures

Identifiers

PMID34572159
PMCPMC8467503
OpenAlexW3197429583

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