Occult Fractures of Extremities

Joong Mo Ahn, Georges Y. El-Khoury

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Abstract

Recent advances in cross-sectional imaging, particularly in CT and MR imaging, have given these modalities a prominent role in the diagnosis of fractures of the extremities. This article describes the clinical application and imaging features of cross-sectional imaging (CT and MR imaging) in the evaluation of patients who have occult fractures of the extremities. Although CT or MR imaging is not typically required for evaluation of acute fractures, these modalities could be helpful in the evaluation of the occult osseous injuries in which radiographic findings are equivocal or inconclusive.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)561-579
Number of pages19
JournalRadiologic Clinics of North America
Volume45
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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