The role of multi detector computerized tomography in evaluation of maxillofacial fractures

Objective: The purpose of our study was to assess the role of multi-detector CT in the evaluation of maxillofacial fractures. Subjects and methods: The study included 30 patients complaining from facial trauma with suspected facial fractures referred from the emergency unit of the El-Minia Universit...

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Main Authors: Moustafa A. Kader A. Wahab, Mohamed A. Ibraheim, Naser Mohamed Osman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X13001435
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author Moustafa A. Kader A. Wahab
Mohamed A. Ibraheim
Naser Mohamed Osman
author_facet Moustafa A. Kader A. Wahab
Mohamed A. Ibraheim
Naser Mohamed Osman
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description Objective: The purpose of our study was to assess the role of multi-detector CT in the evaluation of maxillofacial fractures. Subjects and methods: The study included 30 patients complaining from facial trauma with suspected facial fractures referred from the emergency unit of the El-Minia University Hospital. All patients subjected to non contrast MDCT in axial cuts and images are transferred to workstation then they underwent coronal, sagittal reconstructed images and 3-D volume rendering that are of benefit in final diagnosis. Results: A total of 30 patients were included (their mean age 26 years). It was found that the nasal bone is most common to be fractured (found in 19 cases), followed by maxillary bone (17 cases), zygomatic bone (10 cases), mandibular bone (8 cases) and the pterygoid plates are least frequent to be fractured (6 cases). Also, concerning the complex facial fractures; the orbital wall fractures are the most frequent (found in 22 cases), followed by zygomatico-maxillary complex fractures (8 cases), the naso-orbito-ethmoid fractures (6 cases), and lastly comes the Le Forte fractures (found in 4 cases). Conclusion: The use of MDCT is mandatory for the accurate classification of maxillo-facial fractures and so the management decision.
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spelling doaj.art-2d16f8c06abd42f3a830c8a27fd7ae8c2022-12-21T23:55:25ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine0378-603X2014-03-014519710410.1016/j.ejrnm.2013.11.003The role of multi detector computerized tomography in evaluation of maxillofacial fracturesMoustafa A. Kader A. WahabMohamed A. IbraheimNaser Mohamed OsmanObjective: The purpose of our study was to assess the role of multi-detector CT in the evaluation of maxillofacial fractures. Subjects and methods: The study included 30 patients complaining from facial trauma with suspected facial fractures referred from the emergency unit of the El-Minia University Hospital. All patients subjected to non contrast MDCT in axial cuts and images are transferred to workstation then they underwent coronal, sagittal reconstructed images and 3-D volume rendering that are of benefit in final diagnosis. Results: A total of 30 patients were included (their mean age 26 years). It was found that the nasal bone is most common to be fractured (found in 19 cases), followed by maxillary bone (17 cases), zygomatic bone (10 cases), mandibular bone (8 cases) and the pterygoid plates are least frequent to be fractured (6 cases). Also, concerning the complex facial fractures; the orbital wall fractures are the most frequent (found in 22 cases), followed by zygomatico-maxillary complex fractures (8 cases), the naso-orbito-ethmoid fractures (6 cases), and lastly comes the Le Forte fractures (found in 4 cases). Conclusion: The use of MDCT is mandatory for the accurate classification of maxillo-facial fractures and so the management decision.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X13001435MDCT3D CTMaxillofacial fractures
spellingShingle Moustafa A. Kader A. Wahab
Mohamed A. Ibraheim
Naser Mohamed Osman
The role of multi detector computerized tomography in evaluation of maxillofacial fractures
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
MDCT
3D CT
Maxillofacial fractures
title The role of multi detector computerized tomography in evaluation of maxillofacial fractures
title_full The role of multi detector computerized tomography in evaluation of maxillofacial fractures
title_fullStr The role of multi detector computerized tomography in evaluation of maxillofacial fractures
title_full_unstemmed The role of multi detector computerized tomography in evaluation of maxillofacial fractures
title_short The role of multi detector computerized tomography in evaluation of maxillofacial fractures
title_sort role of multi detector computerized tomography in evaluation of maxillofacial fractures
topic MDCT
3D CT
Maxillofacial fractures
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X13001435
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