title: CT and MR imaging of acute cranial trauma.
abstract: A wide variety of imaging findings can be seen in the setting of acute head trauma. The purpose of this manuscript is to review the major computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of various types of traumatic head injuries with the intent of providing the reader with a means to diagnose these lesions quickly and accurately.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA. prove001@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Provenzale
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D020201:Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020833:Diffuse Axonal Injury / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed