Trauma

• Multi-slice scanners are ideal for trauma imaging

  • Long scan runs cover entire patient in one scan, if necessary
  • Fast scan times minimise time on table for critically ill patients
  • Flexible image reconstruction widths mean scan data can be used for multiple purposes

• Trans-planar reformats possible for patients who can’t be positioned in conventional orientations

  • e.g. facial bone images reconstructed from axial scans