title: MDCT imaging of traumatic brain injury.
abstract: The aim of emergency imaging is to detect treatable lesions before secondary neurological damage occurs. CT plays a primary role in the acute setting of head trauma, allowing accurate detection of lesions requiring immediate neurosurgical treatment. CT is also accurate in detecting secondary injuries and is therefore essential in follow-up. This review discusses the main characteristics of primary and secondary brain injuries.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Erasmus University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lolli
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Erasmus University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pezzullo
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Erasmus University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Delpierre
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Erasmus University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Niloufar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*