title: [The imaging diagnosis of craniocerebral trauma. The general concepts].
abstract: The author makes a concise review of the imagiology of acute head trauma. The relative value of the various imaging techniques and the present importance of skull radiography are discussed; the role of computed tomography (CT) is emphasized. The most important aspects of traumatic lesions, as evaluated by CT, are presented.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Imagiologia, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, Lisboa.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Martins
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Imagiologia dos traumatismos cranio-encefálicos. Noções gerais.