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Errors in imaging of traumatic injuries

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The advent of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) has drastically improved the outcomes of patients with multiple traumatic injuries. However, there are still diagnostic challenges to be considered. A missed or the delay of a diagnosis in trauma patients can sometimes be related to perception or other non-visual cues, while other errors are due to poor technique or poor image quality. In order to avoid any serious complications, it is important for the practicing radiologist to be cognizant of some of the most common types of errors. The objective of this article is to review the various types of errors in the evaluation of patients with multiple trauma injuries or polytrauma with MDCT.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, P.O. Pineta Grande, Castel Volturno, Caserta, Italy

    Mariano Scaglione & Francesco Iaselli

  2. Department of Radiology, Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust, Dartford, UK

    Mariano Scaglione

  3. U.O. Radiologia, Stabilimento Ospedaliero di Nottola – Montepulciano, Ospedali Riuniti della Valdichiana, Siena, Italy

    Giacomo Sica

  4. Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Clinical Sciences and Bioimaging, University Gabriele D’Annunzio, Chieti, Italy

    Beatrice Feragalli

  5. Division of Emergency Imaging, Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA

    Refky Nicola

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    Francesco Iaselli

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Scaglione, M., Iaselli, F., Sica, G. et al. Errors in imaging of traumatic injuries. Abdom Imaging 40, 2091–2098 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0494-9

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