Computed tomography in penetrating cranial injury by a wooden foreign body.
We present a case in which the skull and brain were pierced by a piece of wood, the low attenuation value of which, in a CT scan, simulated an intracerebral pneumatocoele. The risk of misinterpreting the CT appearance of intracranial wood is discussed, and the importance of thorough exploration of a penetrating cranial injury is stressed.
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014934:Wood; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery