Case report: False negative 16 detector multislice CT for scaphoid fracture.
We discuss a case of a 19-year-old man with scaphoid trauma. We describe the imaging findings on three sets of radiographs, bone scintigraphy, CT and MRI. CT failed to identify a scaphoid fracture, which was present on 6 week radiographs, MRI and scintigraphy. The case illustrates that despite multidetector technology, CT still relies upon cortical and or trabecular displacement to demonstrate fractures.
Groves
A M
AM
Department of Radiology , Addenbrooke's Hospital and the University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK.
Cheow
H K
HK
Balan
K K
KK
Courtney
H M
HM
Bearcroft
P W P
PW
Dixon
A K
AK
D000328:Adult; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods