Imaging of Head Trauma

Head trauma is a common cause of emergency room visits, and traumatic brain injury accounts for approximately 1.4 million emergency department visits per year in the United States.1 The scope of head trauma also includes calvarial, facial and skull base trauma. The role of the emergency radiologist is to help identify who might benefit from imaging, to determine which imaging protocols to utilize, and to provide efficient and accurate interpretation of imaging studies. This paper reviews these topics, focusing on practical applications.
Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research