Computed tomography in trauma

Book · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5722530

Toombs, B D; Sandler, C M

This book begins with a chapter dealing with the epidemiology and mechanisms of trauma. Trauma accounts for more lives lost in the United States than cancer and heart disease. The fact that 30%-40% of trauma-related deaths are caused by improper or delayed diagnoses or treatment emphasizes the importance of rapid and accurate methods to establish a diagnosis. Acute thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic trauma and their complications are discussed. A chapter on high-resolution CT of spinal and facial trauma and the role of three-dimensional reconstruction images is presented.

• OSTI ID: 5722530
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABDOMEN
BODY
BODY AREAS
CARCINOMAS
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CHEST
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DEATH
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DISEASES
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FACE
HEAD
HEART
IMAGE PROCESSING
INJURIES
MORTALITY
NEOPLASMS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANS
PELVIS
PROCESSING
RESOLUTION
SKELETON
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
TOMOGRAPHY
USA
USES
VERTEBRAE