Table 4 |
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Number of fractures in each bone as diagnosed by autopsy versus CT-scan |
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Region |
Anterior fossa |
Medial fossa |
Posterior fossa |
Vault |
Total |
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Bone |
Frontal |
Sphenoid |
Temporal |
Sphenoid |
Sphenoid |
Occipital |
Frontal |
Parietal |
Temporal |
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|
Pars orbitalis |
Minor wings |
Petrous |
Greater wings |
Sella turcica |
Pars squamosa |
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Autopsy |
7 |
5 |
15 |
15 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
12 |
9 |
76 |
|
1st CT reading |
3 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
42 |
|
2nd CT reading |
3a |
0 |
11 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
12 |
9 |
58 |
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aOne case with two fractures of the eye loft did not undergo the second evaluation |
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Jacobsen et al. BMC Medical Imaging 2009 9:18 doi:10.1186/1471-2342-9-18 |
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