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Review
. 2023 Jun;24(6):522-528.
doi: 10.3348/kjr.2022.0966.

Importance of the Mechanism of Injury in Trauma Radiology Decision-Making

Dinesh Varma  1   2   3 , Patrick Brown  1 , Warren Clements  1   2   4
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Review

Importance of the Mechanism of Injury in Trauma Radiology Decision-Making

Dinesh Varma et al. Korean J Radiol. 2023 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Energy transfer; Imaging protocols; Mechanism of injury; Trauma; Wounds and injuries.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Right lateral impact trauma. Contrast-enhanced axial scan (soft tissue and lung windows). A: Comminuted right iliac wing fracture (arrow) with an associated pelvic/gluteal hematoma (asterisks). B: Tear of the right iliacus muscle with herniating retroperitoneal fat (arrow). C: Lung windows demonstrating a displaced rib fracture (arrow) with a right pneumothorax (asterisk).
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. Frontal impact trauma. Contrast-enhanced axial scans (soft tissue window). A: Splenic laceration with a large subcapsular hematoma (arrow) and hemoperitoneum (asterisk). B: Free intraperitoneal gas (arrows) and thickened small bowel loops in the left flank, with interloop fluid consistent with a small bowel injury. C: Skin abrasion anteriorly overlying the right pelvis iliac crest, known as the seatbelt sign (arrow).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. Left lateral impact trauma. Contrast-enhanced axial scan (soft tissue and lung windows). A: High grade splenic injury (arrow) with a subcapsular hematoma (arrowhead). B, C: Left renal laceration (asterisks) with irregularity of the renal artery indicative of a vascular injury (arrow) and renal infarct. D: Lung windows demonstrating a left pulmonary contusion (arrow), pulmonary laceration (arrowhead), and small left hemothorax.
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