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Introduction to trauma imaging. Guidelines and highlights for different imaging techniques.
1. Introduction to trauma imaging
Guidelines and highlights for different
imaging techniques.
ASSIUT UNIVERSITY TRAUMA COURSE
(AUTC) MARCH 2010.
Dr. Hazem Abu Zeid Yousef MD
Lecturer of Radiodiagnosis.
2. INTRODUCTION
More than 3000 people die on the world's
roads every day. Tens of millions of people
are injured or disabled every year. Road
traffic accidents are the leading cause of
death in the first study of global patterns of
death among people aged between 10-24
years of age (WHO 2009).
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observation for neurological deterioration, will
reduce time to detection for life threatening
complications and is associated with better outcomes
(NICE clinical guideline 2008).
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Advantages
Quick
No need for radiologist
Low dose of radiation
(0.14mSv)
Inexpensive
Disadvantages
Increased workload
Inconclusive
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8. SYSTEMATIC INSPECTION
OF THE SXR
Step (1) : Scrutinize the site of the injury.
Step (2) : Look for:
Fissure fracture.
Depressed fracture.
Fluid level in the sphenoid sinus.
Step (3) : Look for less common finding (e.g.
pneumocephalus).
9. Fissure versus VM
Fissure black VM gray.
VM is branching.
VM has sclerotic edges.
Fissure versus suture
The fracture is more radiolucent
than the other sutures, has no
serration along its edges, and is
blind ending.
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This study shows that skull x rays can successfully be abandoned in
children aged 1 to 14 years with head injuries without any
significant increase in admission rate, radiation dose per head
injury, or missed intracranial injuries. We suggest that routine
skull x rays have no place in the paediatric emergency department
for those children aged 1 year and over. Mechanism of head injury
(falls of more than 1 metre and road traffic accidents carrying
higher risk), a history of drowsiness or loss of consciousness, and a
reduced score on the Glasgow coma scale are probably the most
important indicators of serious head injury in children (Reed wt
al., 2005).
16. Head CT
Advantages for TBI include: availability, short scan times,
detailed anatomic information - including evaluation of facial
and temporal bone fractures.
Less sensitive for small parenchyma bleeds such as those seen
with DAI.
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Diffuse axonal injury
Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is a major form of traumatic
brain injury and is caused by shearing stress primarily in
white matter). Various outcomes are reported (ie, learning
disorders, moderate to severe disability, and vegetative
state) but were unable to correlate the extents of early
injury with the prognoses.
22. Among patients eventually
proven to have DAI, 50-80%
demonstrate a normal CT scan
upon presentation. Delayed CT
scanning may be helpful in
demonstrating edema or
atrophy, which are later
findings. Small petechial
hemorrhages located at the
gray-white matter junction, as
well as in the corpus callosum
and brainstem, are
characteristic of CT-scan
findings in the acute setting.
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The ability to detect DAI by using imaging, whether
the lesions are hemorrhagic or nonhemorrhagic, has
substantially improved with the advent of MRI. MR
imaging has been helpful in defining patterns of
injury in adults with DAI—depicting involvement
predominantly in the frontal white matter, corpus
callosum, brainstem, and diencephalon.
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29. After chest trauma, imaging plays a key role for both,
the primary diagnostic work-up, and the secondary
assessment of potential treatment. Despite its well-known
limitations, the AP chest radiograph remains
the starting point of the imaging work-up. Adjunctive
imaging with CT, that recently is increasingly often
performed on MDCT units, adds essential
information not readily available on the CXR. This
allows better definition of trauma-associated thoracic
injuries not only in acute traumatic aortic injury, but
also in pulmonary, tracheobronchial, cardiac,
diaphragmal, and thoracic skeletal injuries.
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• Blunt
• Penetrating
Types of Chest trauma
• Explosion Related
Chemical Agent Related
Biological Agent Related
34. CT Chest: Reformat
The new MDCT scanners
do awesome reformats
without additional scanning.
35. Blunt chest trauma
• Factures and dislocations
• Air where it shouldn’t be
• Hemothorax
• Pulmonary contusion and
laceration
• Diaphragm injuries
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• Spine Injuries
• Look for loss of
alignment, fractures and
paraspinal hematoma.
• The findings may be very
subtle.
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• CT is the imaging
modality of choice for
evaluation of these
injuries.
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Simple rib fractures are
frequently encountered on chest
radiographs and rarely require
further studies. However,
complication of rib fractures such
as pneumothorax, hemothorax,
lung contusions, and lacerations
are of more important clinical
impact than the fracture itself
40. Multiple fractures of the
same rib or simple
fractures of three or more
contiguous ribs comprise a
flail segment of the chest
wall. This results in
paradoxical motion and
inhibits normal respiratory
motion, leading to
impaired ventilation.
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Sterno-Clavicular Dislocations
• Anterior: Not much of a
problem.
• Posterior: Less common; can
injure great vessels or trachea.
43. Sterno-clavicle dislocation: CT
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45. Sternum Fractures
• Not usually a problem.
• Controversial association with
myocardial injury.
46. AIR where it shouldn’t be
• Pneumothorax
• Pneumomediastinum
• Subcutaneous emphysema
• Systemic venous air embolism
• Pneumopericardium
• Pneumoperitoneum/retroperitoneum
48. PNEUMOTHORAX: CT
Much more sensitive than plain films. Even a small
traumatic pneumothorax is important, especially if
patient mechanically ventilated or going to OR: A
simple pneumothorax can be converted into a life-threatening
tension pneumothorax.
49. Pneumothorax: Simple
• Erect AP/PA view best
• Visceral pleural line
• No vessels or markings
• Variable degree of lung
collapse
• No shift
50. PNEUMOTHORAX: Tension
• Erect AP/PA view best.
• Shift of mediastinum away
from PTX side.
• Depressed hemidiaphragm.
• Degree of lung collapse is
variable.
51. PNEUMOTHORAX:
Diagnostic limitations of supine view
Supine AP view has limited sensitivity: 50%.
Deep sulcus sign.
Too sharp heart border/hemidiaphragm sign.
Increased lucency over lower chest.
Subpulmonic air sign.
Can see vessels.
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53. PNEUMOMEDIASTIUM
• Usually from ruptured alveoli.
• Can also be from trachea,
bronchi, esophagus, bowel and
neck injuries.
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Signs:
• Linear paratracheal lucencies
• Air along heart border
• “V” sign at aortic-diaphragm
junction
• Continuous diaphragm sign
61. HEMOTHORAX
• Venous or arterial bleeding
• 60% controlled by chest tube,
40% need operative
management
• Can miss hundreds of cc’s on
supine film
• Can be tension
65. PULMONARY CONTUSION and LACERATION
Contusion: Blood in intact lung parenchyma
Laceration: Blood in torn lung parenchyma
Can’t tell difference on chest film. Contusions peak
in 2-3 days, begin to resolve in a week; lacerations
take much longer to resolve and may leave scars
68. DIAPHRAGM Injuries
• 5% of major blunt trauma,
also thoraco-abdominal
penetrating trauma
• Left clinically injured
more than right 60/40
• Sensitivity of Chest film
40%. CT better, but still
misses some
• Sure signs: NGT through
g.e. junction then up into
chest, and hollow viscus
above diaphragm
• Less significant signs:
Indistinct diaphragm,
effusion, atelectasis
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74. PENETRATING TRAUMA
Gun-shot wounds:
Caliber, weight, construction of bullet
Velocity
Tissue impacted
Knife wounds:
All low energy, small diameter wounds. Frequently,
superficial stab or slash.
Look for lung laceration, pneumothorax, hemothorax,
pneumomediastinum, abnormal contour of
mediastinum or heart.
Path of wound is straight.
77. Objectives
• Clinical indication for each
imaging modality
• Identify anatomy of the spine
• Approach to spine radiography
interpretation
• Classification of spine injuries
78. Canadian C-Spine Rule for selective ordering of cervical spine imaging
Stiell, I. G et al. BMJ 2009;339:b4146
79. Who gets CT
GCS below 13 on initial assessment.
Has been intubated.
Plain film series is technically inadequate (for
example, desired view unavailable), suspicious or
definitely abnormal.
Continued clinical suspicion of injury despite a
normal X-ray.
The patient is being scanned for multi-region trauma.
80. Who gets MRI
Unexplained neurologic symptoms/signs
For visualizing soft tissues, neural elements and
unsuspected disk herniation
To differentiate cord edema, hemorrhage, and
infarction
To better characterize epidural hematoma
81. RADIOGRAPHY for primary cervical spine
screening
• Minimum standard views
– Lateral through C7
– AP
– Odontoid
• Supplementary views
• Bilateral obliques
– Swimmer’s
– Flex ion and extension
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85. Lateral View
Base of the occiput should be visualized
Junction of C7-T1 must be visualized
A swimmer’s view taken with one arm extended over
the head can be helpful
AP view
Must include the spinous processes of all the cervical
vertebrae from C2 trough T1.
OM view
Must show relationship of the lateral masses of C1
and the odontoid process.
92. So, which do you choose?
• Helical CT
– Faster?
– More Sensitive?
– Cost effective/more
expensive?
• Conventional Rad
– Slower?
– Less sensitive?
– Less expensive?
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• Unilateral Facet Dislocation
Hyperflexion + rotation
Superior facet slides over inferior facet and becomes
locked
Anterior subluxation of superior vertebral body –25%
AP diameter
Stable injury
30% with associated neurologic deficit
MRI: disk extrusion leading to cord compression
103. Bilateral Facet Dislocation
Extreme hyperflexion
Anterior dislocation of articular masses (disruption of
posterior ligament complex,PLL,disk and ALL).
Complete dislocation: dislocated vertebra anteriorly
displaced ½ of AP diameter of vertebral body
Unstable ( high incidence of cord damage)
111. Flexion Tear Drop
Flexion+compression (MVA)
Teardrop fragment comes from the anteroinferior
aspect of the vertebral body
Larger posterior part displaced backward into the
spinal canal
Facets joints and interspinous distances usually
widened, disk space may be narrowed
70% of patients with neurologic injuries
Unstable fracture (complete disruption of ligaments
and anterior cord syndrome
113. Hangman’s fracture
Most common cervical spine fracture
Usually hyperextension
Unstable, however seldom associated with cord
injury (AP diameter of spinal canal greatest at C1/C2
level and # pedicles allow decompression)
Hangman’s + uni/bilateral facet dislocation: high rate
of neurologic complications
117. Hyperextension injury
Widening of disk space anteriorly and narrowing
posteriorly
“open book”
Central cord injury= disproportionated weakness in
arms and normal strength in the legs
Injuries can be devastating, however are uncommon
hemorrhagic
121. Extension Teardrop Fracture
ALL pulls bony fragment away from inferior aspect
of the vertebra because sudden extension
Fragment is true avulsion x fragment from flexion
teardrop (compression)
Lower cervical spine
Central cord syndrome (buckling of ligamenta flava
into spinal canal)
Stable in flexion; highly unstable in extension
124. Jefferson Fracture
Burst fracture of ring of C1
Axial loading in the occiput
No associated neuro deficts ( C1 ring is wide!)
> 2mm dislocation of lateral masses of C1 or
odontoid view is diagnostic, 1-2 mm is equivocal
( rotation of head?)
Predental space > 3 mm: disruption of transverse
ligament
1/3 associated with C2 fracture
125. Thoracic Spine Injuries
Rigid
Spinal canal narrower than cervical or lumbar spine
Large spinal cord diameter relative to canal
diameter increases the risk of cord injury
Injury, usually significant (complete), less common
than in other regions
Association between fractures of the thoracic spine
and severe pulmonary injuries, mediastinal
hemorrhage
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Compression fracture
Injury to anterior column due to anterior or lateral
flexion
Middle and posterior columns remain intact
X-ray - decreased height anterior vertebral body, post
body height normal
Amount of anterior compression usually less than
40% of post body height
Clinically - stable, cord injury rare
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• Unstable if:
– vertebral height > 50%
– Angulation more than 20
degrees
– Multiple adjacent Loss of
compression fractures
129. Burst
• Disruption of the middle column
• Mechanism- axial loading
• Varying degrees of retropulsion
into the
neural canal
• X-ray- spreading of post elements
• If post elements involved- 50%
have neuro
injury
• Neurologic injury more common in:
– Loss of vertebral ht > 50%
– Angulation > 20 deg
– Canal compromise more than 40%
130. Lumbar Spine Injury
• Lower lumbar spine is the
most mobile
• Isolated fractures of the
lower lumbar spine rarely
result in complete
neurologic injuries
• Injuries: complete cauda
equina lesion or isolated
nerve root injuries
131. Spinal cord injury (SCI)
Spinal cord injury
There are two types of
injury to the spinal cord:
• Non-hemorrhagic with
only high signal on MR
due to edema.
• Hemorrhagic with areas of
low signal intensity within
the area of edema.
132. • There is a strong correlation
between the length of the
spinal cord edema and the
clinical outcome.
• The most important factor
however is whether there is
hemorrhage, since
hemorrhagic spinal cord
injury has an extremely poor
outcome.
Figure 1. Patient 2. A, Transverse GRE (fast imaging with steady-state precession, 500/18, 15° flip angle, 78 Hz per pixel, two signals acquired, 4-mm-thick sections) and, B, SW (three-dimensional fast low-angle shot, 57/40, 20° flip angle, 78 Hz per pixel, 32 partitions, one signal acquired, 2-mm-thick sections reconstructed over 4 mm) MR images obtained in an 11-year-old boy who was injured in a motor vehicle accident. Small hemorrhagic shearing injuries (arrows in B), such as those commonly seen in the subcortical junction of gray and white matter, were often seen only on the SW MR images.
Figure 2. Patient 4. A, C, Transverse GRE MR images (fast imaging with steady-state precession, 500/18, 15° flip angle, 78 Hz per pixel, two signals acquired, 4-mm-thick sections) obtained at two different levels of the corpus callosum in a 14-year-old girl who was injured in a motor vehicle accident. B, D, Corresponding transverse SW MR images (three-dimensional fast low-angle shot, 57/40, 20° flip angle, 78 Hz per pixel, 32 partitions, one signal acquired, 2-mm-thick sections reconstructed over 4 mm) obtained in the same girl show hemorrhagic shearing lesions with variable sizes and shapes in the corpus callosum. The smallest lesions (small arrow in B and D) are seen only on the SW MR images. The larger lesions (large arrow) are more visible on the SW MR images owing to greater hypointensity and are only slightly larger on these images than on the GRE MR images.
Figure 3. Patient 2. A, Transverse GRE (fast imaging with steady-state precession, 500/18, 15° flip angle, 78 Hz per pixel, two signals acquired, 4-mm-thick sections) and, B, transverse SW (three-dimensional fast low-angle shot, 57/40, 20° flip angle, 78 Hz per pixel, 32 partitions, one signal acquired, 2-mm-thick sections reconstructed over 4 mm) MR images obtained in an 11-year-old boy who was injured in a motor vehicle accident. Brain stem lesions (small arrow) often were either poorly visualized or invisible on the GRE images compared with their appearance on the SW MR images. The mild increase in blooming artifact (large arrow) on the SW MR images also accentuates the magnetic susceptibility effects from the bones of the skull base.