Title |
A different approach to missile induced head injuries
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Published in |
Computerized Medical Imaging & Graphics, September 2003
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DOI | 10.1016/s0895-6111(03)00015-6 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Yüksel Pabuscu, Nail Bulakbasi, Murat Kocaoǧlu, Bahri Üstünsöz, Cem Tayfun |
Abstract |
Missile induced head injuries can be influenced by the anatomical location of the injury, i.e. type of tissue and by the ballistic properties such as the design of the weapon and the mass, shape and construction of the projectile, as well as its velocity characteristics and trajectory angle. In the diagnostic work up of the patients with missile induced head injuries, every available modality can be used. It is important, however, to recognize that CT scan is the primary and most efficacious diagnostic tool in such patients. In this article we have identified risk factors for both morbidity and mortality in patients with missile induced head injury with excluding the patients who had also extracranial serious trauma and systemic disease. |
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