Role of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography in Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma
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Role of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography in Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma, ADEL N. ABU SAIF, MAGDY M. EL-NISR and FATEN K. ABD ELAAL
Abstract
Background: Multi-detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) is the imaging modality of choice to evaluate hemo-dynamically stable patients suffering blunt abdominal trauma. MDCT presents a large impact on diagnosis and management of patients with lesions from blunt traumas. CT findings may help the clinician to take the right decision whether conserva-tively or surgically.
Aim of Work: To evaluate the prognostic role of MDCT in patients with blunt abdominal trauma in order to improve the therapeutic approaches and outcome of those patients.
Patients and Methods: This study was conducted as a prospective observational study to evaluate the prognostic role of Multi-detector computed tomography in Egyptian patients with blunt abdominal trauma.
Results: This study was conducted as a prospective ob-servational study to evaluate the prognostic role of MDCT on thirty five Egyptian patients with blunt abdominal trauma where MDCT findings were compared to operative findings.
Conclusion: MDCT with its high spatial resolution, 3D application and multiplanar reformations (MPR) has greatly improved the ability to detect subtle findings in abdominal trauma scans especially in difficult cases.