Exam 12: Traumatic Disease

With a basilar skull fracture,what anatomic structure is important radiographically?

Which of the following is an example of a growth plate injury?

According to the ACR,which of the following imaging modalities is most appropriate in assessing abdominal trauma?

Trauma is the leading cause of death for which of the following age groups?

Which bone is involved with a tripod fracture?

Which imaging modality has superseded the use of cervical spine radiography for trauma patients?

Which type of cerebral hematoma often demonstrates a midline shift on CT or MR images?

What classification is given to a fracture that fails to heal?

A high school football player sustained a stress injury to his right knee and was diagnosed with a medial meniscal tear.What additional pathology may be demonstrated on the MRI exam?

What is the Glasgow Coma Scale number recommended by the New Orleans helical computed tomography rule (HCT)to order a CT head examination for a traumatic head injury in conjunction with a headache or intoxication?

Bilateral shoulder radiographs are generally obtained to diagnose shoulder dislocations.

The radiographic "football sign" is usually indicative of what pathologic condition?

What is the preferred modality for imaging trauma to the abdomen and pelvis?

What pathology can cause a mediastinal shift on a chest radiograph?

Which of the following is not a radiographic sign of battered child syndrome?

Which bone has the slowest healing time following traumatic injury?

What is the term commonly used to describe fractures involving the epiphysis of children?

Which fracture classification generally requires surgical intervention such as an irrigation and debridement?

What is the most common type of fracture associated with the vertebrae?

When analyzing cervical spine radiographs of the trauma patient,what is not a significant consideration?