title: CT scan compared to tomography in suspected hip fracture.
abstract: In a prospective study the diagnostic value of CT scanning and tomography were compared in the cases of eight consecutive patients in whom initial radiographs showed a suspected hip fracture. CT scan did not contribute more to diagnosis than tomography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Strange-Vognsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Neergaard
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schantz
mesh_terms: D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014054:Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed