Williams Avery,  Groth Nicholas,  Southard Richard

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-025

Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability in children ages 1-18, with blunt trauma causing the majority of abdominal injuries. For radiologists, cases of trauma elicit the necessity of timely reads to determine if a patient requires immediate surgical intervention, or is a candidate for conservative, non-operative management. Spectral Dual-Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) obtains raw data at two energy spectra which by virtue of material decomposition can identify, isolate and or quantify iodine, pure calcium, and uric acid. Multiple image sets can be generated from a single scan allowing both standard anatomic and material-specific analysis. This allows accurate demonstration and grading of solid organ injury, differentiation between acute hematoma from ongoing vascular extravasation, detection of subtle injuries and visualization of compromised vascular structures all of which are imperative in determining the proper course of treatment in the acute trauma setting. Read More

Authors:  Williams Avery , Groth Nicholas , Southard Richard

Keywords:  Spectral CT, Abdominal injury, Solid organ injury