An analysis of referral patterns of traumatic brain injury at Groote Schuur Hospital Trauma Centre by N Parker, T Navsaria, M Lopez, L Marineau, R Maine, K Chu, T Govender, D McPherson, P Navsaria

“…The mean time between referral and CT scan was 13 hours. Conclusion. More than half of patients referred for a CT scan were discharged from the Trauma Centre within 24 hours of admission, which indicates additional costs and inefficiencies in the health system. …”
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Patient-Matched 3-D-Printed Guides for the Insertion of Cervical Pedicle Screws in Tumor Surgery by C.-E. Heyde, G. Osterhoff, Spiegl UJA, A. Völker, N. H. von der Höh, J. S. Jarvers

“…The screw position was controlled postoperatively by means of the routinely performed CT scan. Results. Postoperative imaging (conventional radiographs and CT scan) revealed the correct position of the pedicle screws. …”
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Cerebral Metastasis from a Previously Undiagnosed Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma by Antonio Biroli, Paolo Cipriano Cecchi, Susanne Pragal, Esther Hanspeter, Andreas Schwarz

“…A subsequent thorax-abdomen CT scan revealed multiple lung and hepatic metastasis. …”
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Peritoneal Breach as an Indication for Exploratory Laparotomy in Penetrating Abdominal Stab Injury: Operative Findings in Haemodynamically Stable Patients by Jasmina Kevric, Victor Aguirre, Kate Martin, Dinesh Varma, Mark Fitzgerald, Charles Pilgrim

“…The presenting trauma CT scan was reported as normal in 63%, 34%, and 2% of these groups, respectively. …”
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Tuberculous Addison’s Disease by Yanne Pradwi Efendi, Eva Decroli

“…Untuk penelusuran penyebab insufisiensi adrenal primer, dilakukan CT Scan adrenal. Gambaran khas TB adrenal pada CT Scan adalah berupa pembesaran kelenjar adrenal, kalsifikasi dengan central low attenuation, dan peripheral enhancement. …”
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Pleuropulmonary Blastoma (PPB) in Child with DICER1 Mutation: The First Case Report in the State of Qatar by Sara G. Hamad, Amal Al-Naimi, Mutasim Abu-Hasan

“…The diagnosis of PPB was suspected based on chest CT scan findings and was confirmed after surgical resection of the cystic mass. …”
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Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Early Identification of Acute Aortic Root Dissection by Kristina Thomas, Omar Amr

“…This case report details a rare pathology that was correctly identified on initial POCUS before it was seen on CT scan.…”
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Rare Appendicitis-Like Syndrome: The Case of the Obstructing Broccoli by Stephen Jones, Patrick Narh-Martey, Mitun Patel, Amanpreet Dhaliwal, Jessica Persson, Denis Orr

“…The advancement and ease of imaging have made CT scanning readily available in the emergency department. …”
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A Case of Influenza B and Mycoplasma pneumoniae Coinfection in an Adult by Taro Shinozaki, Kotaro Sasahara, Eri Iwami, Aoi Kuroda, Tatsu Matsuzaki, Takahiro Nakajima, Takeshi Terashima

“…On day 5, a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an extension of the consolidation areas in the left lung and new opacities in the right lung. …”
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Acute aortic dissection on CT: is D-dimer determination useful for a timely and correct diagnosis? A case report by Alicja Stankiewicz, Beata Moczulska, Wiktoria Izdebska, Aleksandra Wińska, Leszek Gromadziński

“…Owing to worsening hypotonia and recurrent chest pain, a thoracic computed tomography (CT scan) was performed and subsequently revealed aortic dissection within the ascending segment with bleeding into the pericardial sac. …”
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Double cerebral abscess with Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia secondary to pulmonary abscess and with septic sigmoid sinus and jugular vein thrombosis by D. Balasa, Al. Tunas, I. Rusu, F. N’Sour, C. Okonkwo, A. Marin

“…Right mediobasal corticalized lung abscess 47/51/28 mm. Toraco-pulmonary CT scan revealed millimetric pulmonary microlesions (some calcified), predominantly in the right upper lobe and a right parietal abscess 47/51/28 mm. …”
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Posttraumatic Atlantoaxial Rotatory Dislocation in a Healthy Adult Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Giuseppe Maida, Eleonora Marcati, Silvio Sarubbo

“…A computed tomography (CT) scan was promptly done because the patient showed a severe torticollis. …”
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Penerapan Logika Fuzzy Dan Metode Profile Matching Pada Sistem Pakar Medis Untuk Diagnosis Covid-19 Dan Penyakit Lain by Rusliyawati Rusliyawati, Agus Wantoro, Erliyan Redy Susanto

“…Berbagai macam upaya diagnosis telah dilakukan, seperti Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT), RT-PCR, CT-Scan Image, dan machine learning, namun masih memiliki beberapa kelemahan. …”
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Robotic Assistance is Associated With No Intraoperative Fluoroscopy or Radiation Exposure During Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty by Sean Sequeira, MD, Alan Brett, PhD, Joseph Nessler, MD, Benjamin Frye, MD, Michael A. Mont, MD

“…The CT-based RA-THA DAA does require a preoperative CT scan of the patient; however, the radiation dosage to the patient was equivalent to 8.7 intraoperative fluoroscopy shots. …”
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Virtual Planning of a Complex Three-Part Bimaxillary Osteotomy by Chiara Di Blasio, Marilena Laura Anghinoni, Alberto Di Blasio

“…Pre- and postoperative CT scan and optical scanning of plaster models were collected and compared. …”
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Misleading Rare Case of Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis by Ahmad Rezaee Azandaryani, Amir Mohammad Salehi

“…However, the postoperative CT scan demonstrated the failure of surgical drainage; therefore, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was requested for the patient. …”
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Generalized Exponential Fuzzy Entropy Approach for Automatic Segmentation of Chest CT with COVID-19 Infection by Saud S. Alotaibi, Ahmed Elaraby

“…The proposed work describes an approach for the segmentation of abnormal lung CT scans of COVID-19. Lung diseases are the leading killer in both men and women. …”
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EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma Mimicking a Pneumonia by Álvaro Taus, Flavio Zuccarino, Carlos Trampal, Edurne Arriola

“…PET-CT scan has demonstrated to be very effective in lung cancer diagnosis and staging, but lung cancer has multiple ways of presentation, which can lead to an error in diagnosis imaging and a delay on the beginning of specific treatment. …”
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Cerebral Arterial Air Embolism Associated with Mechanical Ventilation and Deep Tracheal Aspiration by S. Gursoy, C. Duger, K. Kaygusuz, I. Ozdemir Kol, B. Gurelik, C. Mimaroglu

“…GCS decreased from 8–10 to 4-5, and the patient was reevaluated with cranial CT scan. In CT scan, air embolism was detected in the cerebral arteries. …”
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Transvaginal Management of Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence with Bowel Evisceration following Delayed Diagnosis by Samantha Bleull, Hunter Smith, Robert Shapiro

“…In this case, we chose a vaginal approach even in the setting of possible bowel obstruction and a significant leukocytosis. We utilized CT scan findings to help guide our surgical approach. …”
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