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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2022 Jan-Feb;37(1):5–14. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000742

Table 2:

Injuries and Imaging Documented

n %
Patients (N=345) with documentation of:
 Any visible injury to the neck 216 62.6
  Neck injuries photographed (of n=216 with visible injuries) 105 48.6
 Any imaging* 315 91.3
 Dedicated neck vasculature imaging** 216 62.6
 Offered and declined dedicated neck imaging 12 3.5
Among patients with any imaging (n=315):
Types of head imaging
 CT head without contrast 95 30.2
 CT head with contrast 2 0.6
 CT facial bones without contrast 5 1.6
 CT head and facial bones without contrast 46 14.6
Types of neck imaging
 CT with IV contrast 200 63.5
 CT angiogram 6 1.9
 Carotid ultrasound 10 3.2
Among patients with any imaging (n=315):
Documented imaging findings to non-head/neck areas (n=10 patients *** ):
 Finger fracture 3 1.0
 Rib fracture 2 0.6
 Pleural effusion 1 0.3
 Ligament tear 1 0.3
 Intrathoracic hemorrhage 1 0.3
 Shoulder dislocation 1 0.3
 Finger edema 1 0.3
 Finger laceration 1 0.3
Documented imaging findings to the head or neck (n=45 patients *** ):
 Facial edema 11 3.5
 Neck muscle spasm 8 2.5
 Facial fracture 7 2.2
 Neck edema 3 1.0
 Neck contusion 3 1.0
 Facial contusion 2 0.6
 Epiglottal swelling 2 0.6
 Enlarged lymph nodes 2 0.6
 Carotid artery dissection 2 0.6
 Hyoid fracture 2 0.6
 Herniated disk 2 0.6
 Stroke 2 0.6
 Scalp hematoma 1 0.3
 Intracranial hemorrhage 1 0.3
 Cervical spondylosis  1 0.3
 Cervical fracture 1 0.3
*

Includes: Any imaging test to any area of the patient, not specific to head or neck.

**

Includes: CTA, CT with IV contrast, or ultrasound specific to neck

***

Findings are not mutually exclusive (e.g., one person can have multiple reported types of imaging with this category or imaging findings).