Table 1 Types of imaging techniques used to assess injuries and number of performed scans
From: Multi-modality imaging of referred civilian combat-related injuries: a multi-center study in Egypt
Imaging techniques | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
X-ray | ||
 Skull | 3 | 1.8% |
 Chest | 27 | 15.8% |
 Cervical spine | 12 | 7% |
 Dorsal spine | 6 | 3.5% |
 Lumbar spine | 6 | 3.5% |
 Pelvis | 24 | 14% |
 Shoulder | 39 | 22.8% |
 Arm | 6 | 3.5% |
 Elbow | 21 | 12.3% |
 Forearm | 24 | 14% |
 Wrist | 18 | 10.5% |
 Hand | 24 | 14% |
 Thigh | 27 | 15.8% |
 Knee | 21 | 12.3% |
 Leg | 12 | 7% |
 Ankle | 30 | 17.5% |
 Foot | 12 | 7% |
CT | ||
 Brain | 30 | 17.5% |
 Maxillofacial | 36 | 21.1% |
 Chest | 30 | 17.5% |
 Abdomen & pelvis | 24 | 14% |
 Cervical spine | 15 | 8.8% |
 Dorsal spine | 12 | 7% |
 Lumbar spine | 18 | 10.5% |
 Shoulder | 24 | 14% |
 Elbow | 12 | 7% |
 Forearm | 9 | 5.3% |
 Wrist | 18 | 10.5% |
 Hand | 9 | 5.3% |
 Bony pelvis | 12 | 7% |
 Thigh | 6 | 3.5% |
 Knee | 18 | 10.5% |
 Ankle | 12 | 7% |
 Foot | 3 | 1.8% |
 CT scanogram | 6 | 3.5% |
MRI | ||
 Shoulder | 3 | 1.8% |
 Knee | 6 | 3.5% |
 Wrist | 3 | 1.8% |
CT angiography | ||
 Upper limb | 9 | 5.3% |
 Lower limb | 6 | 3.5% |