Predictive Factors for Surgical Decision Making in Nonconcussive Traumatic Brain Injury Patients without Immediate Surgery: A Propensity Score Matching Study of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter, Glasgow Coma Scale, and Rotterdam Computed Tomography Score.

Objective: To assess the utility of initial computed tomography (CT)-derived optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, Rotterdam CT score, and other factors in predicting subsequent surgical intervention in patients with nonconcussive traumatic brain injury (TBI) who did not undergo immediate surgery.

Methods: This retrospective study included 251 adult patients (184 men, mean age 50.2 ± 17.

Predictors and pathways of in-hospital mortality in active vascular contrast extravasation detected on abdominopelvic CT.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify factors influencing in-hospital mortality in adult patients with active vascular contrast extravasation (AVCE) on abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT).

Methods: All consecutive patients with AVCE detected on CT between January 2019 and May 2022 were retrospectively included. Their data were compared through uni- and multivariable analyses between patients with and without in-hospital mortality.

Radiologic Imaging of Traumatic Bowel and Mesenteric Injuries: A Comprehensive Up-to-Date Review.

Diagnosing bowel and mesenteric trauma poses a significant challenge to radiologists. Although these injuries are relatively rare, immediate laparotomy may be indicated when they occur. Delayed diagnosis and treatment are associated with increased morbidity and mortality; therefore, timely and accurate management is essential.

Thoracic Inlet in Cervical Spine CT of Blunt Trauma Patients: Prevalence of Pathologies and Importance of CT Interpretation.

Background: The thoracic inlet of blunt trauma patients may have pathologies that can be diagnosed on cervical spine computed tomography (CT) but that are not evident on concurrent portable chest radiography (pCXR). This retrospective investigation aimed to identify the prevalence of thoracic inlet pathologies on cervical spine CT and their importance by measuring the diagnostic performance of pCXR and the predictive factors of such abnormalities.

Methods: This investigation was performed at a level-1 trauma center and included CT and concurrent pCXR of 385 consecutive adult patients (280 men, mean age of 47.

Value of contrast-enhanced arterial phase imaging in addition to portovenous phase in CT evaluation of blunt abdominopelvic trauma.

Objectives: Compare the diagnostic performance of the arterial phase plus portovenous phases (AP + PVP) of abdominopelvic CT (CT) with PVP alone in the detection and characterization of traumatic vascular injury and the effects on radiologists' confidence.

Methods: CT of 103 consecutive inpatients (median 36 years, 83 males) with blunt abdominopelvic injuries were retrospectively included if performed within 24 h after trauma and before definitive management. Images were re-reviewed by two blinded radiologists with disagreements resolved by the third radiologist.