The significance of routine thoracic computed tomography in patients with blunt chest trauma

Corbacioglu S. K., Er E., Aslan S., Seviner M., Aksel G., DOĞAN N. Ö., ...More

INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED, vol.46, no.5, pp.849-853, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.12.022
  • Journal Name: INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.849-853
  • Keywords: Chest trauma, CT, Emergency radiology, Thorax, X-RAY, ADDITIONAL FINDINGS, INJURY, SCANS, MDCT
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the use of thoracic computed tomography (TCT) as part of nonselective computed tomography (CT) guidelines is superior to selective CT during the diagnosis of blunt chest trauma.