The role of spiral CT vs plain films in acute cervical spine trauma: A comparative study

H. J. Lee; V. Sharma; K. Shah; D. Gor

doi:10.1007/PL00011930

The role of spiral CT vs plain films in acute cervical spine trauma: A comparative study

H. J. Lee, V. Sharma, K. Shah, D. Gor

New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), Radiology

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Purpose: To compare the diagnostic yield of conventional radiographs versus helical computed tomography (CT) in screening acute trauma patients. Methods: We reviewed 604 trauma patients who presented to our level I trauma emergency room and underwent both conventional radiography and spiral CT of the cervical spine of. Results: Of the 604 patients, 30 (5.13%) had fractures seen on helical CT, only 10 of which were diagnosed on conventional radiography. Conclusion: In the screening of acute trauma patients, conventional radiography is less sensitive in detecting fractures than helical CT. CT should therefore be considered as a standard modality choice in such cases.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	311-314
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emergency Radiology
Volume	8
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00011930
State	Published - 2001

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Emergency Medicine
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

Keywords

Cervical spine trauma
Computed tomography
Conventional radiography
Spine fractures

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