SHOULD COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY BE THE FIRST CHOICE IN BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA?

Bardakci O., AKDUR O., KARATAĞ O., Akdur G., ALAR T., Beggi H.

NOBEL MEDICUS, vol.14, no.2, pp.54-59, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: NOBEL MEDICUS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.54-59
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

U Objective: We aimed to determine whether thorax tomography, which can be chosen as the first imaging method in blunt thoracic injuries early for and accurate diagnosis, has superiority to chest radiography.