Ballistic traumas are defined by a projectile entering the body. Such projectiles include
bullets, birdshot, and metal fragments from the covering or the contents of an explosive …

Blunt abdominopelvic trauma remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
nationwide. Delays in diagnosis can be catastrophic, underscoring the crucial importance of …

Blunt polytrauma remains a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. With the major
advances in computed tomography (CT) technology over the past decade, whole-body CT is …

Methods: A prospective evaluation of patients, ages 18 to 50, with potential extremity
vascular injuries was performed during 2006–2007. Ankle-brachial indices (ABI) of injured …

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate delayed-phase computed tomography (CT) in the
differentiation of active splenic hemorrhage requiring emergent treatment from contained …

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate the integration of pelvic computed tomographic (CT)
angiography into the thoracoabdominal CT examination of blunt trauma by using 64 …

Background: The objective of this study was to assess time management and diagnostic
quality when using a 64-multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) whole-body …

METHODS This is a retrospective review of the trauma registry and our electronic medical
record from a Level I trauma center. Patients seen from July 1, 2009, to September 7, 2014 …

Vascular injuries are a major source of morbidity and mortality in patients with blunt pelvic
trauma. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) has traditionally been used to detect pelvic …

Background and objective Pneumothorax (PNX) detection is of the utmost clinical relevance
because it may quickly progress to cause hemodynamic instability as a consequence of …