Diagnostic radiology in wartime.
During the Lebanon War, 1982, over 80% of the wounded were sent from the triage area of the hospital directly to the radiology department. This article reports changes in the working pattern and organization of the department that were instituted for emergency treatment in wartime, and describes radiological examination methods for different organs. Computerized tomography is emerging as the most important diagnostic tool in addition to conventional radiological examinations.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon; D008887:Military Medicine; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*