Computerized tomography in combat-related craniocerebral penetrating missile injuries.
Our experience in the use of computerized tomography (CT) in the evaluation and treatment of combat-related penetrating missile injuries of the head in 12 cases is summarized. Advantages observed in the use of CT include accurate delineation of in-driven bony and metallic fragments, the relation of hematomas to the missile tract and detection of brain abscesses. The availability of a CT scanner for use in military medicine may further reduce the mortality and morbidity due to combat-related cranial missile injuries.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014857:Warfare; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*