title: Facial trauma and associated brain damage.
abstract: CT continues to be the most important diagnostic study for detection and classification of maxillofacial injury. MR has a complementary role in specific situations because of its multiplanar imaging capabilities and exquisite soft tissue contrast resolution. MR is particularly useful for evaluation of orbital "blow-out" fractures, intraorbital and intraocular hemorrhage, traumatic vascular injuries, and associated intracranial damage.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Gentry
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis