Trauma CT thorax review areas (mnemonic)

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 1 Sep 2022

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Citation:

Goenka A, Bell D, Worsley C, et al. Trauma CT thorax review areas (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6451

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6451

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/6451

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6451

Article created:

27 Jun 2009, Ajit Goenka

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At the time the article was created Ajit Goenka had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

1 Sep 2022, Daniel J Bell ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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11 times, by 9 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest, Trauma

Sections:

Mnemonics

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Synonyms:

ABCDEFGHI (mnemonic)
Trauma CT chest review areas (mnemonic)

Trauma CT thorax review areas are useful to reduce the potential for error, which is higher than usual given the larger number of images requiring review, and the often present time pressures and the potential presence of numerous concurrent injuries (see CT polytrauma).

Using some standard reporting methodology and remembering review areas can reduce error. A useful mnemonic to recall the review areas is: