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Skull Fracture: Sensitivity and Specificity

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Sensitive Findings

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Non-contrast Head CT Edit Sensitivity = 94%

specificity not mentioned in text, could not access original study

Study: Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1999 Feb;17(1):9-23, vii. PMID: 10101338

Poorly Diagnostic Findings

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
MRI Edit Sensitivity = 36%

specificity not mentioned in text, could not access original article

Study: Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1999 Feb;17(1):9-23, vii. PMID: 10101338