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World J Radiol. Dec 28, 2010; 2(12): 472-473
Published online Dec 28, 2010. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v2.i12.472
Published online Dec 28, 2010. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v2.i12.472
Missed incidental vertebral compression fractures on computed tomography imaging: More optimism justified
Johannes Gossner, Department of Clinical Radiology, Hospital Göttingen-Weende, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
Author contributions: Gossner J contributed all to this paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Johannes Gossner, MD, Department of Clinical Radiology, Hospital Göttingen-Weende, 37075 Göttingen, Germany. johannessgossner@gmx.de
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Received: November 8, 2010
Revised: December 15, 2010
Accepted: December 22, 2010
Published online: December 28, 2010
Revised: December 15, 2010
Accepted: December 22, 2010
Published online: December 28, 2010
Abstract
Missed incidental vertebral compression fractures on computed tomography (CT) imaging are a common problem. Although numerous publications are available on this topic, recent publications still show a high percentage of such missed fractures. The rate of such missed fractures in the authors department is much lower than that in the reported literature when routine multiplanar reconstructions are used for reporting CT scans. Therefore, a more optimistic view on this topic seems to be justified.