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Fri Jan 20 10:53:59 GMT 2012

The current "standard of care" is thin section MDCT with 3D or other reconstructions as needed.  Radiologists in North America are no longer being trained to read plain films.  MR is better for somethings, but CT for facial trauma is still the standard.

James G. Smirniotopoulos, M.D.
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Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine
Uniformed Services University
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>>> Stephen Richey  01/20/12 1:40 AM >>>
I have a question for the members of the list regarding assessment of
facial trauma using x-rays in the setting where CT or MRI is not
available.  What studies would you want done to as completely as
possible rule out facial and anterior cranial fossa fracture?  I am
working on a paper advocating for more complete documentation of
injuries in trauma victims at autopsy (for reasons of studying injury
biomechanics) and one of the major problems with the current data is
that it is lacking in sufficient detail.  One way of remedying this is
to advocate increased radiographic techniques.  CT or MRI while
optimal is not always an option although it seems to be becoming more
and more popular.

Thank you to everyone who has any input on this matter.

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