title: Computed tomography for the assessment of blunt abdominal trauma.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT) was carried out on 70 patients with blunt abdominal trauma. Damage to the abdominal organs was clearly demonstrated by CT. The positive rates of CT in traumatic lesions were higher than those of ultrasound (US). Intraperitoneal hemorrhage was well demonstrated by US. Serum GPT levels were significantly elevated in patients with liver damage (p less than 0.001). CT proved to be useful for detecting damage to organs in patients with abdominal trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Miyazaki Shigun Ishikai Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoshi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusuhara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takechi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*