Thermal insulation does not hamper assessment of injuries in trauma CT scans.

Tomasz SanakAleksandra SkowronekKonrad MendralaTomasz DarochaGrzegorz LiszkaRobert ChrzanKrzysztof Jerzy WoźniakGrzegorz StaskiewiczPaweł Podsiadło

Published in: Emergency radiology (2024)

Thermal insulation systems tested in this study do not cause significant artifacts hindering assessment of injuries in CT scans. Concern for artifacts and increased radiation dose should not be a reason to remove patients' thermal insulation during performing trauma CT-scanning.

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