title: Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) images with soft tissue and bone algorithm reconstruction in head and facial trauma.
abstract: We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of multidetector CT (MDCT) scan images with soft tissue and bone algorithm reconstruction in nine patients for investigation of head and facial trauma. We compared these MDCT scans with the conventional brain CT scans and facial bone CT scans of eight patients with head and facial trauma. The overall radiation dose did not differ significantly between the two groups (Mann-Whitney test, p=0.370) but the MDCT scans with soft tissue and bone algorithm reconstruction avoided overlapping scan range radiation exposure, especially to the eye and lower half of the brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, 2240 Daehwa-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 411-706, Republic of Korea. hoonbeer@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Byung Hoon
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yoon Joon
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Gham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Su Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*