Head and Neck Imaging

Research the Best Time to Review MSCT for Occult rib Fracture

Author:ZHANG Tie, JU Xue, ZHANG Lei, et al.

affiliation: Department of Radiology, Liangxiang Teaching Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 102401, China

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Abstract

Objective To investigate optimal review time of occult fracture by the multislice helical CT, which can provide accurate evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment of work-related injury, and forensic identification so as to reduce misdiagnosis, patient review times and radiation dose. Methods CT review data between July 2015 and July 2016 of rib fracture patients in our hospital was screened 62 cases as experimental group with different diagnosis to newly diagnosed.Using the paired t test to compare the diverse number of rib fracture between initial examination diagnosis and review in different time. Results The number of rib fracture was no significant difference between first week,second week and newly diagnosed(P>0.05). The number of rib fracture was significant difference since third week(P<0.05). Conclusion According to the statistical results and the physiological process of fracture healing, reexamination at the 3-8 week by CT is optimal review time for the final diagnosis of occult rib fracture.

【Keyword】Occult Rib Fracture; Computed Tomography; Optimal Review Time

【Chart number】R445.3;R64

【Document Identification Number】A

【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2018.01.041