Whole body CT trauma imaging with adapted and optimized CT- angiography of the cranio-cervical vessels: do we need an extra screening examination?
S Langner, S Fleck, M Kirsch, M Petrik, C Lühken, N Hosten · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2008 · Heft 04
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Ziele: Blunt craniocervical vessel injury (BCVI) is a rare but potentially devasting injury. If detected early, neurologic squeals are preventable which led to screening programs based on risk factors. The objective of our study was to prospectively evaluate the utility of a dedicated and optimized CT angiography of the cranio-cervical vessels in a whole body CT workup for multi-trauma patients in a population of blunt trauma victims. Methode: 368 patients requiring a whole body trauma CT due to the mechanism of their injury were included prospectively since February 2006. All examinations were performed using a…
