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Review
. 2025 Aug;32(4):645-652.
doi: 10.1007/s10140-025-02362-1. Epub 2025 Jun 26.

An imaging potpourri of uncommon traumatic scalp injuries

Clara M Kerwin  1 , Curtis HonShideler  2   3 , Mohamad Abdalkader  2 , Bindu N Setty  2
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Review

An imaging potpourri of uncommon traumatic scalp injuries

Clara M Kerwin et al. Emerg Radiol. 2025 Aug.

Abstract

Among radiologists, the scalp is a frequently overlooked region, and the literature offers little guidance regarding the imaging spectrum of scalp abnormalities in acute trauma. The severity of scalp abnormalities on imaging can be a harbinger of significant intracranial trauma. In this pictorial essay, we discuss a myriad of traumatic scalp lesions that are infrequently encountered on imaging.

Keywords: CT; Imaging; Injury; Radiology; Scalp; Trauma.

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Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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