Burn CT
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eman Alademi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Overview
CT scan of the burn may be helpful in the diagnosis of burn injury. Findings include skin thickening, subcutaneous soft tissue, and The deep fascia and underlying muscle layer. computed tomography (CT) the chest evaluate the lungs for inhalation injury and smoke inhalation.
CT scan
CT scan
CT scan of the sever burn may be helpful in the diagnosis polytrauma of sever burn injury. Findings on CT scan are suggestive of burn injury include:
- skin thickening and extensive stranding involving the whole layer of subcutaneous soft tissue, and The deep fascia and underlying muscle layer were free from burn injuries, that helps establish appropriate care[1]
- Computed tomography (CT) of the chest evaluate the lungs for inhalation injury, and chest CT may be helpful as an early predictor of smoke inhalation severity[2][3]
References
References
- ↑ Wu EH, Shouldice D, Robinson J (2019). “CT findings of severe burn injuries after a motor vehicle collision: a case report”. Radiol Case Rep. 14 (8): 1043–1046. doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2019.05.027. PMC 6580313 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 31236188. - ↑ Yamamura H, Kaga S, Kaneda K, Mizobata Y (2013). “Chest computed tomography performed on admission helps predict the severity of smoke-inhalation injury”. Crit Care. 17 (3): R95. doi:10.1186/cc12740. PMC 3707034. PMID 23706091.
- ↑ Yamamura H, Morioka T, Hagawa N, Yamamoto T, Mizobata Y (2015). “Computed tomographic assessment of airflow obstruction in smoke inhalation injury: Relationship with the development of pneumonia and injury severity”. Burns. 41 (7): 1428–34. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2015.06.008. PMID 26187056.
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