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CT pelvis (protocol)
The CT pelvis protocol serves as an outline for the acquisition of a pelvic CT. As a separate examination, it might be performed as a non-contrast or contrast study or might be combined with a CT hip or rarely with a CT cystogram. A pelvic CT might be also conducted as a part of other scans such...
Case
Normal pelvic bone CT (age 16)
Published
06 Jul 2016
48% complete
CT
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Pelvic fractures (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Pelvic fractures are a heterogeneous group of injuries that can occur secondary to a variety of mechanisms that range from an innocuous simple fall to severe high-energy trauma in a road traffic collision.
Reference articl...
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Penetrating abdominopelvic trauma
Penetrating abdominopelvic trauma usually occurs in the setting of gunshot and stab injuries and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. CT is the modality of choice in imaging if the patient is stable enough before surgery. The most common injuries include small bowel, large bowel, liv...
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Pelvic fractures
Pelvic fractures can be simple or complex and can involve any part of the bony pelvis. Pelvic fractures can be fatal due to pelvic hemorrhage, and an unstable pelvis requires immediate management.
Epidemiology
Pelvic fractures can be seen in any group of patients. Like much trauma, there is a ...
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Acetabular fracture
Acetabular fractures are a type of pelvic fracture, which may also involve the ilium, ischium or pubis depending on fracture configuration.
Epidemiology
Acetabular fractures are uncommon. The reported incidence is approximately 3 per 100,000 per year. This study reported a 63% to 37% male to f...
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Pelvic binder
Pelvic binders are external devices commonly used to stabilize the pelvic ring in patients with suspected unstable pelvic fracture.
Radiographic features
Most binders have a single metallic buckle, which allows the approximate assessment of their position on pelvic radiographs too. The plasti...
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Urinary bladder trauma
Urinary bladder trauma describes a spectrum of damage that can be caused to the urinary bladder, usually in the context of significant trauma.
Epidemiology
Bladder trauma is generally associated with high energy injuries, and is associated with pelvic fractures in the majority of cases 3,6. Th...
Case
Extraperitoneal bladder rupture
Published
15 Jun 2018
77% complete
Ultrasound
CT
X-ray
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Proximal femoral fractures (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Proximal femoral fractures are a heterogeneous group of fractures that occur in and around the hip. The commonest type of fracture in this region is the femoral neck fracture.
They can occur anywhere between the joint surf...
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Posterior dislocation of the hip
Posterior dislocations of the hip, although uncommon, are the most common direction of dislocation for this joint, outnumbering anterior dislocations 9:1.
Pathology
It most frequently occurs in the setting of significant trauma, given a large amount of force required. The most common scenario ...
Case
Sacral and pubic ramus fractures - 12 weeks pregnant
Published
26 Mar 2020
92% complete
CT
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CT polytrauma (approach)
Below is an approach used for the "primary survey" of a CT polytrauma/multitrauma (also called trauma CT or whole body CT), often performed at the CT console with the patient still on the CT table. It allows rapid communication of significant findings to the trauma team as well as the decision ...
Case
Chalk stick fracture
Published
30 Mar 2022
92% complete
CT
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CT hip (protocol)
The CT hip protocol serves as an examination for the evaluation of the hip joint. It is often performed as a non-contrast study. However, it can be combined with a CT arthrogram for the evaluation of chondral and/or labral tears or a femoral neck version scan.
Note: This article aims to frame a...
Case
Combined flexion-extension cervical spine fractures with traumatic spinal cord injury
Published
16 Aug 2016
95% complete
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MRI
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Adrenal gland trauma
Adrenal gland trauma most commonly results from blunt force trauma.
Epidemiology
Adrenal gland trauma is present on 1-2% of CT imaging in blunt trauma although the occurrence is thought to be much higher as injury has been demonstrated at 28% in one autopsy series 1-4.
The right adrenal glan...
Case
Pelvic ring fractures - acetabulum and pubic rami
Published
17 May 2023
92% complete
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Annotated image
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CT cystography
CT cystography is a variation of the traditional fluoroscopic cystogram. Instead of anterograde opacification of the urinary collecting system (as with CT urography), contrast is instilled retrograde into the patient's bladder, and then the pelvis is imaged with CT.
Indications
suspected bladd...
Case
Osteopoikilosis
Published
09 Apr 2020
89% complete
X-ray
CT
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