title: Computed tomography of spine trauma.
abstract: Nine patients admitted to the hospital for spine trauma were studied with computed tomography. The use of computed tomography minimized patient motion, allowed excellent definition of compromise of the spinal canal by fracture fragments, and better delineated fractures of the neural arches than plain films or tomography. Plain radiographs and computed tomography scans permitted complete evaluation of spine trauma with no additional investigations being necessary.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed